Of rare spiritual as well as physical endowments, she would have undoubtedly received a welcome at the hands of the benevolent old clergyman and his wife, but an empty house reverberates to her knocking.

• 苔丝天生来就具有罕见的心灵美又长得漂亮，本来毫无疑问会受到仁慈的老牧师和他的妻子的欢迎。但是她的敲门声引起的是空旷的回响。