Matvey,a fine-looking old man in a new sheepskin and high felt boots,looks with mild blue eyes upwards where on the high sloping bank a village nestles picturesquely.

• 玛特威是个相貌端正的老人，穿一件新的皮褂 子和一双毡靴，这时候抬起温和的浅蓝色眼睛往上看，瞧着坡度平缓的高岸上一个美丽如画的村子。