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couldst 〔古、詩〕 could 的單數第二人稱。

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Thou dreamest that thou art wise because thou couldst utter those scoffing words , he said , with a gloomy and scornful irony , while thou art more foolish and artless than a little babe , who , playing with the parts of a cunningly fashioned watch , should rashly say that because he understands not the use of that watch , he does not believe in the maker who fashioned it 你自命不凡,認為你是個賢人,因為你會道出這些褻瀆的話, ”他含著陰悒的譏笑說。 “你比小孩更愚蠢更不明事理,小孩玩耍精工鐘表零件時,會冒失地說他不信任制造鐘表的師傅,其原因是,他不明了鐘表的用途。

“ hadst thou sought the whole earth over , “ said he , looking darkly at the clergyman , “ there was no one place so secret - no high place nor lowly place , where thou couldst have escaped me - save on this very “即使你尋遍全世界, ”他陰沉地望著牧師說, “除去這座刑臺,再也沒有一個地方更秘密高處也罷,低處也罷,使你能夠逃脫我了! ”

How couldst thou forget thine own faults and busy thyself with the faults of others 你怎么可以忘記自己的錯誤而忙于挑剔別人的過失呢?