小说原文
'Ten years,' croaked the unsympathetic Pipchin, with a frosty glistening of her hard grey eye, and a dreary shaking of her bent head, 'is a long time.'
十年，毫无同情心的皮普钦用哭丧的声音说道，她那冷酷的灰色眼睛冷若冰霜地闪了一下光，低垂的头阴郁地摇晃了一下，是很长的时间。
'It depends on circumstances, returned Mr Dombey; 'at all events, Mrs Pipchin, my son is six years old, and there is no doubt, I fear, that in his studies he is behind many children of his age - or his youth,' said Mr Dombey, quickly answering what he mistrusted was a shrewd twinkle of the frosty eye, 'his youth is a more appropriate expression. Now, Mrs Pipchin, instead of being behind his peers, my son ought to be before them; far before them. There is an eminence ready for him to mount upon. There is nothing of chance or doubt in the course before my son. His way in life was clear and prepared, and marked out before he existed. The education of such a young gentleman must not be delayed. It must not be left imperfect. It must be very steadily and seriously undertaken, Mrs Pipchin.'
这取决于境况如何，董贝先生回答道；不管怎么样，皮普钦太太，我的儿子已经六岁了；我担心，跟他同样年龄或者说跟他同样处于少年时期的许多孩子相比，他在学习上毫无疑问已经落后了。他迅速地回答了那只冷若冰霜的眼睛中发出的一道他觉得是狡狯的眼光，跟他同样处于少年时期——这个说法更恰当。可是，皮普钦太太，我的儿子不能落在他的同辈人的后面，而应当超过他们，远远地超过他们。有一个高地正等待着他去攀登。在我的儿子的未来的生活路程中没有什么听凭机会摆布或存在疑问的东西。他的生活道路是没有障碍的，预先准备好的，在他出生之前就已经筹划定了的。这样一位年轻绅士的教育是不应该耽误的。不应该让它处于不完善的状态。它必须很坚定很认真地进行，皮普钦太太。
'Well, Sir,' said Mrs Pipchin, 'I can say nothing to the contrary.'
唔，先生，皮普钦太太说道，我不会有什么异议。
'I was quite sure, Mrs Pipchin,' returned Mr Dombey, approvingly, 'that a person of your good sense could not, and would not.'
我完全相信，皮普钦太太，董贝先生赞同地说道，像您这样有卓越见识的人是不会，也不愿意有异议的。
'There is a great deal of nonsense - and worse - talked about young people not being pressed too hard at first, and being tempted on, and all the rest of it, Sir,' said Mrs Pipchin, impatiently rubbing her hooked nose. 'It never was thought of in my time, and it has no business to be thought of now. My opinion is "keep 'em at it".'
现在人们谈论着各种乌七八糟的废话，——比废话还不如——，说什么对年轻人开始不要强迫得太厉害，而应当循循善诱，其他等等，先生，皮普钦太太不耐烦地擦了擦她的钩鼻，说道，在我做孩子的时候，从来没有这样一些想法。现在也用不着这样去想。我的意见是，‘强迫他们去做’。
'My good madam,' returned Mr Dombey, 'you have not acquired your reputation undeservedly; and I beg you to believe, Mrs Pipchin, that I am more than satisfied with your excellent system of management, and shall have the greatest pleasure in commending it whenever my poor commendation - ' Mr Dombey's loftiness when he affected to disparage his own importance, passed all bounds - 'can be of any service. I have been thinking of Doctor Blimber's, Mrs Pipchin.'
我的好夫人，董贝先生回答道，您真是名不虚传；请您相信，皮普钦太太，我对您优良的管理制度非常满意；只要我不足挂齿的推荐意见能有什么用的话，我将会十分高兴来推荐它。——当董贝先生假装贬低自己的重要性时，他的高傲是超越一切限度的——，我一直在考虑布林伯博士的学校，皮普钦太太。
'My neighbour, Sir?' said Mrs Pipchin. 'I believe the Doctor's is an excellent establishment. I've heard that it's very strictly conducted, and there is nothing but learning going on from morning to night.'
我的近邻吗，先生？皮普钦太太说道。我相信这位博士的学校是一所优秀的学校。我听说管理很严格，从早到晚除了学习不干别的。
'And it's very expensive,' added Mr Dombey.
而且费用很贵，董贝先生补充道。
'And it's very expensive, Sir,' returned Mrs Pipchin, catching at the fact, as if in omitting that, she had omitted one of its leading merits.
而且费用很贵，皮普钦太太回答道；她紧紧抓住这个事实，仿佛遗漏了这一点，她就遗漏了它的最主要的优点之一似的。
重点解释
注释：perfect adj. 完美的；最好的；精通的
vt. 使完美；使熟练
n. 完成式
perfect oneself in 精通；熟练；完全掌握
perfect for 应用范围；对…是完美的
词组：
perfect harmony 水乳交融；完美无谐波；十分和谐
perfect market 完全市场
perfect man 完美无缺的人
perfect day 天气极好
perfect balance 理想均衡
perfect condition 理想状态
present perfect [语]现在完成时
perfect competition 完全（自由）竞争
perfect circle 完整的圆圈；正圆
perfect state 理想状态
perfect form 完成式；完全型；正确几何形状
perfect gas 理想气体；完美气体
present perfect tense 现在完成式
perfect stranger 完全不认识的人
perfect weather 极好的天气
past perfect （动词的）过去完成时
perfect number 完全数
past perfect tense 过去完成时
例句：
(1) This be a perfect safety play .
这是一种绝对安全打法。
(2) Then life would be perfect.
那么，生活就会完美。
(3) You look perfect in that hair style.
这个发型使你看上去非常漂亮。
(4) Nothing is perfect, it seems to say.
没有什么东西是完美的，它似乎在说。
(5) To an economist, of course, this all makes perfect sense.
当然，对于经济学家来说，这一切很好理解。
(6) Since God is conceived to be omnipotent , He is a perfect being.
因为上帝被说成是万能的，所以他是完美无缺的。
(7) In common parlance, it is the perfect soldier, the "eternal sentry".
通俗一点说，地雷是一名绝佳的战士、永久的哨兵。
(8) Rewrite the following sentences using the Present Perfect Passive Voice .
用现在完成时的被动语态改写下列句子。
(9) The need to prepare Mr Obama's 2012 election campaign gives him the perfect excuse.
需要准备奥巴马2012年的选举正好给了他一个完美的借口。
(10) Then, write a quick summary of the conversation and why you are perfect for the job.
然后，写一个谈话的快速摘要以及为什么你非常适合这份工作。

night n. 夜晚，晚上；黑暗，黑夜
adj. 夜晚的，夜间的
词组：
at night 在夜里
last night 昨晚
in the night 在夜里
by night adv. 在夜里
all night 整夜
every night 每个夜晚
into the night 入夜；直到夜里
good night 晚安，再见
night sky 夜天
the night before 前一天晚上
night after night 一夜又一夜
late at night 在深夜；深更半夜
from morning till night 从早到晚
night and day 日以继夜地
tomorrow night 明天晚上
the other night 前两天的夜里；不久前的一个夜晚
all night long 整夜，通宵
late night 深夜
night vision 夜视；微光摄像电视
night out 节日的夜晚；外出的一夜
例句：
(1) It is night when they wake up.
当他们醒来的时候已经是晚上了。
(2) Can I pay for one night first?
我能否先付一晚上的钱。
(3) A bad day never has a good night.
糟糕的一天也不会有美好的夜晚。
(4) At night I have no energy.
到了晚上我一点精力都没了。
(5) Night descends quickly in the tropics.
热带地区黑夜来得很快。
(6) One night, Joseph had a strange dream.
有一天夜晚，约瑟夫作了个怪梦。
(7) I warn you not to go out alone at night.
我警告你晚上不要一个人单独外出。
(8) I made your birthday cake last night, too.
昨晚上我也给你做好了生日蛋糕。