1·It would have seemed as foolish to expect dignified reserve or womanly gravity from this amber-haired syren, as to wish for rich basses in the clear treble of a skylark's song.
指望这琥珀色头发的塞壬尊严寡言或端庄贤淑，看来是愚蠢的，就象希望在云雀歌唱的清晰高音里听到厚实的低音一样。