Aunt Eliza had brought Ma a large red ap- ple stuck full of cloves.

伊丽莎姨妈给妈妈带来了一个大红苹果，里面塞满了丁香。

Oh, ple... give me a break! You were strutting around, gloating.

哦，饶了我吧! 你在那儿大摇大摆，洋洋自得。

It was because they were grown up, and grown peo- ple must give each other presents.

因为他们已经长大了，长大的人必须互相送礼物。

I've come a long way since then, and I owe it all to Dr. Strauss and Professor Nemur, and the other peo ple here at Beekman.

从那时候到现在，我已经历很大的改变，这一切都得归功于斯特劳斯医生和尼姆教授，以及比克曼大学的其他人。