In 1700, a spinster with a pedal-driven spinning wheel might take 200 hours to produce a pound of yarn.
在1700年，一位拥有踏板驱动的纺车的未婚的老女人可能需要200个小时才能生产出一磅纱线。
"Let us see, father," said the old spinster.
“先看看再说吧，爸。”那老姑娘说。
Spinster was almost like a professional title similar to baker or tailor.
“spinsters”（纺纱者）差不多是一个专业头衔，类似于面包师或裁缝。
There is an acid portrait of Miss Ophelia, a squeamish New England spinster.
还有一幅奥非利亚小姐的尖酸性格的写照，这是一个诸般挑剔的新英格兰老小姐。
I don't think Tom actually loves his spinster aunt. It's simply cupboard love.
我认为汤姆不会真的关心他未婚的姑母，而只是别有所图的爱。
So saying, she pointed out to the spinster two napoleons which were glittering on the table.
她一面说，一面指着桌子，把那两个发亮的拿破仑指给那老姑娘看。收藏。
In 1700 a spinster with a pedal-driven spinning wheel might take 200 hours to produce a pound of yarn.
在1700年，一个未婚的老女人用一个脚踏板驱动的纺织机或许需要200小时来生产1磅的纱线。
A middle-aged spinster, she had run Sir Claud 's house for him ever since his wife died some years earlier.
她是个中年妇女，从他妻子死后，一直由她来管理家务。
He was blacksmith, carpenter, tinsmith, brewer and veterinary all rolled into one, as his wife was spinster, weaver and doctor.
他集铁匠、木匠、白铁匠、啤酒酿造者和兽医于一身。他的妻子既是纺纱工、织布工，又是医生。
In 1700 a spinster with a pedal-driven spinning wheel might take 200 hours to produce a pound of yarn. By the 1820s it would take her around an hour.
在1700年，一个纺纱者用踏板驱动的纺车生产一磅纱线需要花费200小时，而到19世纪20年代，只需要差不多1个小时就能完成。
The Piano Teacher is based on the novel by Elfriede Jelinek about a spinster piano teacher, who lives with her overbearing mother, and is seduced by her pupil.
该片是根据阿尔弗雷德-杰林奈克小说改变而成的，讲的是终生未嫁、一直和专横的母亲生活在一起的钢琴教师被学生诱惑的故事。
There was also in this house, between this elderly spinster and this old man, a child, a little boy, who was always trembling and mute in the presence of M. Gillenormand.
在这家人里，除了那个老姑娘和那老头以外，还有一个小孩，一个在吉诺曼先生面前便会发抖沉默的小男孩。
Scottish spinster Susan Boyle shot to global stardom after she was discovered last year on the "Britain's Got Talent" television show with her performance of "I Dreamed a Dream" from "Les Miserables".
去年，来自苏格兰的单身大妈苏珊•博伊尔在《英国达人》电视选秀节目中以《悲惨世界》中的一首《我曾有梦》红遍全球。
Scottish spinster Susan Boyle shot to global stardom after she was discovered last year on the "Britain's Got Talent" television show with her performance of "I Dreamed a Dream" from "Les Miserables".
去年，来自苏格兰的单身大妈苏珊•博伊尔在《英国达人》电视选秀节目中以《悲惨世界》中的一首《我曾有梦》红遍全球。
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