1·Even crabby old hermits like me crave a night of dancing and fellowship every now and again.
即使是像我这种又倔又老的隐士也渴望每隔一阵子就能整夜舞蹈以及交上一些朋友。
2·Inner peace is not reserved only to yogis, hermits or monks, living in some far away place, praying or meditating all day long.
内心平静并不单属于那些远离尘世、整日祈祷或冥想的瑜伽修行者，隐士和僧人。
3·They are mistrustful of hermits, and do not believe that we come to give.
他们不信隐士，亦不信我们所给予。
4·The hermits’ fierce self-abnegation, their holy self-emptying seemed to her thrilling.
隐士们严苛的自我克制和神圣的自我倾空都令她震撼。 （self-emptying虽然在很多地方都译成自我倾空，但是我觉得这个说法很不清晰，其实“虚己”很好，奈何另有一词占了这两个字。
5·They are mistrustful of hermits, and do not be- lieve that we come to give.
他们对隐士缺乏信任感，不相信我们是来给予的。