(单词翻译:单击)
This is a difficult question, because it is quite impossible to say how time does wear on in the Neverland,where it is calculated by moons and suns,
这个问题很难回答，因为在永无乡到底过了多少时光，谁也说不清，时间是按月亮和太阳计算的；
and there are ever so many more of them than on the mainland.
而岛上的太阳和月亮，比在内陆多得多。
But I am afraid that Wendy did not really worry about her father and mother;
不过，我估计温迪不会十分挂念她的父母，
she was absolutely confident that they would always keep the window open for her to fly back by, and this gave her complete ease of mind.
她有绝对的信心，他们一定会随时打开窗子，等着她飞回去，因此，她觉得很安心。
What did disturb her at times was that John remembered his parents vaguely only, as people he had once known,
她感到有点不安的是，约翰只是模模糊糊地记得父母，就像他们是他曾经认识的什么人；
while Michael was quite willing to believe that she was really his mother.
迈克尔呢，他倒很情愿相信，温迪真的是他的母亲。
These things scared her a little, and nobly anxious to do her duty,
对这事她有点害怕了，但还是英勇地担负起了责任。
she tried to fix the old life in their minds by setting them examination papers on it, as like as possible to the ones she used to do at school.
她用考试的方法，尽可能仿照她过去在学校里考试的情况，想在他们心里唤起对旧日的回忆。
The other boys thought this awfully interesting, and insisted on joining, and they made slates for themselves, and sat round the table,
别的孩子觉得这有趣极了，硬是要参加考试。他们自备了石板，围坐在桌旁。
writing and thinking hard about the questions she had written on another slate and passed round.
温迪用另一块石板写下问题，给他们传看。他们看了问题，都用心想，用心写。
They were the most ordinary questions—
这些问题都很平常：
"What was the colour of Mother's eyes? Which was taller, Father or Mother? Was Mother blonde or brunette? Answer all three questions if possible."
“母亲的眼睛是什么颜色？母亲和父亲谁高？母亲的头发是浅色还是深色？可能的话，三题都答。”
"(A) Write an essay of not less than 40 words on How I spent my last Holidays,
——“写一篇不少于四十个字的文章，题目是：我怎样度过上次的假期，
or The Characters of Father and Mother compared. Only one of these to be attempted."
或比较父亲和母亲的性格。两题任答一题。”
Or "(1) Describe Mother's laugh; (2) Describe Father's laugh; (3) Describe Mother's Party Dress; (4) Describe the Kennel and its Inmate."
——“1．描写母亲的笑；2．描写父亲的笑；3．描写母亲的宴会礼服；4．描写狗舍和舍内的狗。”
