The struggles and wrangles of the lads for her hand in a jig were an amusement to her—no more; and when they became fierce she rebuked them.

小伙子们竞相争着要同她跳一曲吉格舞只让她感到好笑——仅此而已；当他们闹得凶了，她就责备他们。

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The struggles and wrangles of the lads for her hand in a jig were an amusement to her - no more; and when they became fierce she rebuked them.

她看到小伙子们竞相争着要同她跳一曲吉格舞时，心里头只感到好笑，并没有想到别的；当他们闹得凶了，她就责骂他们一阵。

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It's almost as tough a way to make a buck as being a 19th-century craftsman with a hand-doweling jig.

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