Her family owned a grand house on a giant ranch.

她家在一个大农场上有一所壮观的宅第。

They could hear the noise of the party while they were still underground.

他们在宅第的地下就能听到晚会的喧闹声。

The Keller homestead, where the family lived, was a few steps from our little rose-bower.

凯勒家的宅第距们家的玫瑰小凉亭只有几步之遥。

Back in Toad Hall, there was a lot of tidying up to do after the battle.

会战后的蛤蟆宅第有许多清扫工作。

It was in one of these famous old Virginia mansions that Robert E. Lee was born on January 19, 1807.

罗伯特.E .李于1807年1月19日出生在维吉尼亚州一座著名的老宅第里。

When you were sent to prison, they came out of the Wild Wood one dark night and broke into the Hall.

当你被送进监狱，他们在一个漆黑的晚上走出野树林，闯进了你的宅第。

He was an avid art collector and he built himself a huge mansion in Manhattan.

他是一位狂热的艺术品收藏家，并自己在曼哈顿建造了一座巨大的宅第。

Hatfield House is a fine example of Jacobean architecture.

【fine】哈特菲尔德宅第是英王詹姆斯一世时期建筑的优秀典范。

Why have you removed me from the house of my forebears?

你什么把从祖先的宅第中赶了出来？

Such a house my father built after the Civil War, and when he married my mother they went to live in it.

宅第是在内战结束后建造的，在娶了母后，他们就在此定居了。

Now they could hear one of the weasels singing a very rude song about Toad the car-thief.

他们在宅第的地下就能听到晚会的喧闹声。悄悄地，他们推开了地道顶上的门，然后爬进餐厅隔壁的那间小房子。现在他们可以听见一只黄鼠狼正唱着一首相当粗俗的歌，什么癞蛤蟆这个盗车贼如何如何。

'I shall go and join the army or something, and never see my dear Toad Hall again! '

" 那么没有希望了，" 癞蛤蟆痛苦地叫道。" 将离开这儿去参军或干别的什么，将再也见不到心爱的宅第了！"

In the former Soviet Union, Russians who lived in traditional country homes — called dachas — often grew their own food.

在前苏联，住在传统乡间宅第的俄罗斯人通常自己种植食物。

When they reached Toad Hall, they saw the new motor-car in front of the house. It was long, shiny, and bright red-Toad's favourite colour.

当他们到达蛤蟆宅第，他们看见这辆新车正停放在房子前。车身很长，锃亮耀眼，是蛤蟆最喜欢的艳红色。

' Then there's no hope, ' cried Toad miserably. 'I shall go and join the army or something, and never see my dear Toad Hall again! '

那么没有希望了，癞蛤蟆痛苦地叫道。将离开这儿去参军或干别的什么，将再也见不到心爱的宅第了！

Conqueror I might be of the house; but the inmate would escape to heaven before I could call myself possessor of its clay dwelling-place.

或许可以征服这宅第，但住在里边的人却会在自称是泥屋的主人之前逃向天国。

But he had gone up to Toad Hall, and two ferrets in the garden had laughed at him, and the stoats who were guarding the walls had shot at him.

他还是去了蛤蟆宅第，只见两只雪貂站在花园里嘲笑着他，守卫在墙头上的大白鼬向他开枪射击。

He loved to stroll through the gaunt cold picture-gallery of his country house and look at the various portraits of those whose blood flowed in his veins.

他喜欢在乡间宅第那座阴冷空旷的画廊中漫步，凝视那些流淌在他血液中的祖先们的肖像。

They would manage the houses of the rich, cleaning, looking after children, dressing their masters, and importantly cooking, which was another skill that was highly prized, highly sought after.

他们会管理富人的宅第，打扫卫生、照顾孩子、伺候主人更衣，最重的是烹饪，这又是一项非常珍贵且备受追捧的技能。