It seemed to be the start of a tribute to the woman known as the Queen of Soul.

一开场似乎是向被誉为“灵魂后”的富兰克林致敬。

Optimistic people, and again, not Pollyannaish detached optimism, but grounded optimists, on average, live significantly longer.

观的人不是指盲目的派而是脚踏实地的观主义者平均而言，明显更加长。

Lotte and her husband fled the country.

和她的丈夫逃离了个国家。

So life was after all eternal and good, and he enjoyed it. That was part of the secret of the gay genius.

所以生命毕竟是不朽的、美好的，所以他尽情享受人生。就是位旷古奇才派的奥秘的一面。

That is impossible. My dad is the happiest guy on earth. It probably just sounded like he was crying. Have you heard the noise he makes when he gets out of a chair?

不可能。我爹是全世界最的人。大概是听起来像哭吧。你听过他从椅子上起身的声响吗？

Mr. Moffat was a fat, jolly old gentleman, who knew her father, and Mrs. Moffat, a fat, jolly old lady, who took as great a fancy to Meg as her daughter had done.

莫法特先生是个大腹便便、爱逗的老绅士，同她的父亲相识。莫法特太太是个肥胖、的老太太，她和她的女儿一样喜欢梅格。