'I think your good sense will perceive, ' Mr. Gradgrind remonstrated in all humility, 'that whatever the merits of such a system may be, it would be difficult of general application to girls'.

“我想你的理智会明白，”葛雷格林先生非常谦逊地抗议道，“无论这种制度有什么优点，都很难普遍适用于女孩。”