To the broody hen, the notion would probably seem monstrous that there should be a creature in the world to whom a nestful of eggs was not utterly fascinating and precious and never to be too-much-sat-upon object which it is to her.

对母鸡来说，这个概念可能看起来荒谬,世界上有一种生物,对一窝鸡蛋,着迷，觉得弥足珍贵,对她而言，永远不觉得,孵蛋时间太长。

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But at the same time, Brooks says, "Well, after all she is a star to the speaker," and he's just saying, "She's a star to me; she's a flower half hidden, unnoticed to everyone else."

但是同时Brooks也说，“对说话者说，她就是一颗星星“,他说，“对我而言，她就是一颗星星;，她是长在土里的花，别人都没有注意到她“

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