Or is she an elfish spirit, who, as the legends of our childhood taught us, is forbidden to cross a running stream? 要不,说不定她是个小精灵,象我们儿时的童话所教的,她是不准渡过流淌的溪流的吧?
With all these sterling attributes, thought Hester, the evil which she inherited from her mother must be great indeed, if a noble woman do not grow out of this elfish child. 海丝特自忖,这个小精灵似的孩子已经具备了这些纯正的秉赋,如若再不能成长为一个高贵的妇人,那就是她从母亲身上继承到的邪恶实在太大了。
Pearl pointed upward, also, at a similar picture in the head-piece; smiling at her mother, with the elfish intelligence that was so familiar an expression on her small physiognomy. 珠儿还向上指着头盔中一个相似的映象,一边向母亲笑着,小脸上又露出了那常有的鬼精灵的表现。
You can remove scenes of Ron playing quidditch from the fifth book, and you can remove Hermione and S.P.E.W. [ Society for the Promotion of Elfish Welfare] and those subplots 你可以去掉第一集中罗恩打魁地奇的场景,你可以去掉赫敏的S.P.E.W&家养小精灵权益促进会,你可以去掉那些次要剧情
The facial tattoo and the shape of the ears are very night elfish, but the white skin and blonde hair are very high elfish. 面部的纹身和又长又尖的耳朵使高等精灵看起来很像暗夜精灵,但是白色的皮肤和金色的头发则是高等精灵的特征。
Or, if not, thou strange and elfish child, whence didst thou come? 要不是这样,你这个怪里怪气的小妖精似的孩子是从哪儿来的?
And I found it very disrespectful to me, my mommy, and the entire elfish race. 我认为这是对我、我妈妈、和所有的小精灵的不尊重。