快活的

That evening is one of my happiest recollections.

那天晚上是我记忆活的事情之一。

Mr. Phillips was a cheery man.

菲利浦先生是个生性活的人。

How, from a jolly, affectionate person she had become a harridan , constantly nagging at him to improve himself.

她是怎样地从一个活的，充满柔情的女人变成一个凶恶的悍妇，完了地向他抱怨，催他改善自己的境遇，。

But he was very tentative, fastidiously so, letting Ruth set the pace of sprightliness and fancy, keeping up with her but never daring to go beyond her.

但是他却很小心，甚至过分小心，只紧跟露丝定下的活和幻想的尺度，易越雷池一步。