The half-starved rats, at any rate, stole visibly out of their hiding-places, and sat on their hind-legs, snuffing the fumy atmosphere, and wistfully awaiting an opportunity to nibble.

无论如何，半饿的老鼠明显从它们的藏身处偷走了，坐在它们的后腿上，呼吸烟雾弥漫的空气，食的机会。

Matilda's battles with her cruel parents and the bossy headmistress, Miss Trunchbull, are equally fumy and frightening, but they're also aspirational.

玛蒂尔达与她残忍的父母和专横的女校长特朗奇布尔小姐的斗争同样令人愤怒和恐惧， 但他们也充满抱负。