But nobody learns anything from a governess, apart from French and how to curtsey.

可家庭教师从不教有用的东西，只会教法语和屈膝。

And with a swimming curtsey Miss Betty Barker took her leave.

接着贝蒂·巴克小姐行泳般的大屈膝，然后告辞。

If anyone thinks I'm going to pull my forelock and curtsey to this Mr Nobody from nowhere...-O'Brien!

不是谁都受得起我伺候的，尤其是这无名小卒... -奥布莱恩！

" If you please, sir, " said Mrs Beaver, making a curtsey. " It's locked up."

“请别见怪，先生。”海狸太太说着行屈膝，“房子锁上。”

'I am afraid it would, sir, ' Sissy answered with a curtsey.

“恐怕会的，先生，”茜茜行一屈膝回答。

'You curtseyed to the vicar, mother; and I wish you hadn't'.

“你向牧师行屈膝，妈妈；我希望你没有'。

And Rose made her curtsey as the dance ended.

舞蹈结束罗斯行屈膝。

She made him her stately curtsey in the garden, one morning before breakfast.

一天早餐前， 她在花园里庄严地向他行屈膝。

Elizabeth merely curtseyed to him, without saying a word.

伊丽莎白只对他行屈膝，一句话也没说。

Grace curtseyed silently and went in.

格蕾丝默默地行屈膝，然后走进去。

'Thank you, sir, very much, ' said Sissy, with a grateful curtsey.

“非常感谢，先生，”茜茜说着，感激地行一屈膝。

' Mr. Bumble nodded, blandly, in acknowledgment of Mrs. Mann's curtsey; and inquired how the children were.

班布尔先生温文尔雅地点点头， 以示对曼恩夫人的屈膝表示感谢； 并询问孩子们的情况。

The handle turned, the door unclosed, and passing through and curtseying low, I looked up at—a black pillar!

把手一转，门开，我穿过，低低地行，抬头一看——一根黑色的柱子！

The girl curtseyed, and sat down.

女孩行， 坐下来。

'Yes, sir, very, ' she answered, curtseying.

“是的，先生，非常，”她回答说，行一屈膝。

'Very cold, indeed, sir, ' replied the mistress, in her most civil tones, and dropping a curtsey as she spoke.

“确实很冷，先生，”女主人用她最貌的语气回答，边说边行一屈膝。

Stop! ' Girl number twenty stopped then, palpitating, and made him a curtsey.

停止！ '二十号女孩停下来， 心悸地向他行一屈膝。

'Sissy Jupe, sir, ' explained number twenty, blushing, standing up, and curtseying.

“Sissy Jupe，先生，”二十号解释道，红着脸站起来，行一屈膝。

I rose and curtseyed to them: one or two bent their heads in return, the others only stared at me.

我起身向他们行屈膝：一两人低下头作为回报，其他人只是盯着我看。

'It's father as calls me Sissy, sir, ' returned the young girl in a trembling voice, and with another curtsey.

“是爸爸叫我娘娘腔，先生，”年轻女孩用颤抖的声音回答，又行一屈膝。