They watched in awe as Revere, at first a callow and unambitious youth, began to develop into a serious young man dedicated to books and devoted to his father.

• 他们对这位年轻人十分地敬重，因为从他刚开始的未经世事、一点雄心壮志都没有的人，逐渐茁壮成一位认真的青年才俊，不仅专注地埋首于书堆里，更对父亲十分地孝敬。