They were at home in the kitchen, and they prepared meals that were banquets.

他们在家里的厨房里，他们准备了宴会般的饭菜。

Strangers to London society, they were at home in the American Legation, delightful dinner-company, talking always with reckless freedom.

他们是陌生人， 在美国使馆里却自在自在， 愉快地共进晚餐， 总是不计后果地自由交谈。

Like actual snails, we were at home in our shell, and I can vouch that it's easy to turn into a full-fledged snail.

我们是真正的蜗牛，在我们壳中住惯了，我同时又要肯定，成为一个完全的蜗牛也并不是很难的事。

So he withdrew, while the children were yet young, into his library, to spend his evenings (if he were at home), in reading the speculative and metaphysical books which were his delight.

因此，当孩子们还小的时候，他就撤回了他的图书馆，晚上（如果他在家的话）阅读他喜欢的思辨和形而上学书籍。