In France I had published a two-volume work, in quarto, entitled The Mysteries of the Great Ocean Depths.

我以前在法国出版过一部八本书，共两册，书名：《海底神秘》。

Often has my heart ached with regret for those quartos.

我些四本而后悔不已。

The account of the French taxes, which takes up three volumes in quarto, may be regarded as perfectly authentic.

法国税收账目占四本三卷， 可以说是完全真实。

In France I had published a two–volume work, in quarto, entitled The Mysteries of the Great Ocean Depths.

在法国， 我出版了一本两卷本四本，题《大洋深处奥秘》。

The author of a two-volume work, in quarto, on The Mysteries of the Great Ocean Depths has no excuse for not setting sail with Commander Farragut.

两本人本著作《海底神秘》作者。不能不跟法拉古司令一同出发。

Between the rose bowls the books were duly set out–a row of nursery quartos opened invitingly each at some gaily coloured image of beast or fish or bird.

把书在行列之间排——一大排幼儿园用四本大书翻了来，露出了一些色彩鲜艳鸟儿、野兽和鱼形象，美丽动人。

'I suppose they are those heavy ones, sir, ' said Oliver, pointing to some large quartos, with a good deal of gilding about the binding.

“我想它们是些沉重， 先生，” 奥利弗指着一些大四本说， 装订处有很多镀金。

The author of a two–volume work, in quarto, on The Mysteries of the Great Ocean Depths has no excuse for not setting sail with Commander Farragut.

两卷本四本《大洋深处之谜》作者没有理由不与法拉格特指挥官一起起航。

What was the good of all this fuss about an old quarto, bound in rough calf, a yellow, faded volume, with a ragged seal depending from it?

对一本旧四本大惊小怪有什么好处，它是用粗糙小牛皮装订， 是一本黄色、褪色书，上面有一个破旧印章？

He welcomed wet days because on them he could stay at home without pangs of conscience and spend the afternoon with white of egg and a glue-pot, patching up the Russia leather of some battered quarto.

他欢迎下雨日子，因在雨天他可以待在家里而不必担心良心问题，用蛋清和胶水罐度过一个下午，修补一些破旧四本俄罗斯皮革。