Tough Bill's fare was seldom extravagant, and you rose from his table almost as hungry as you sat down, but for some days they had good reason to regret it.

硬汉子彼尔寄宿舍的饭菜来也称不上丰盛，吃过饭餐桌旁站起来跟刚坐下一样饿得慌，但是尽如此，有好几天两个对那里的伙食还是怀念不已。

Dr. Meade could tell unlovely stories of those families who had been driven from mansions to boarding houses and from boarding houses to dingy rooms on back streets.

米德大夫能说出不有家庭不幸的故事，例如，某某公寓大厦被撵到了供膳食的寄宿舍，后来又被迫搬到了后街一些黑暗的房子里。