I—well, I was comin'outta the forest the other evenin' an'I overheard'em talking—well, arguin'.

我——唉，那天傍晚我从林子里出来，听到他们在说话——在吵架。

Ain't Miz Malena Burns here by the day this evenin'?

今天晚上 Miz Malena Burns 不是在这里吗？

Dilsey came in. " You come, is you" ? she says. " Whut you been up to dis evenin? You knows how much work I got to do; whyn't you git here on time" ?

迪尔西进来了。“你来了，是吗” ？她说。“你晚上忙什么？你知道我要做多少工作； 你为什么不准时到这里” ？