Villette

Time always flowed smoothly for me at my godmother's side; not with tumultuous swiftness, but blandly, like the gliding of a full river through a plain.

在教母身边，时间总是平缓地流淌；不是汹涌湍急，而是柔和悠然，宛如满溢的河水滑过平原。

I liked peace so well, and sought stimulus so little, that when the latter came I almost felt it a disturbance, and wished rather it had still held aloof.

我如此喜爱宁静，又如此不求刺激，以至于当刺激真的到来时，我几乎觉得它是一种打扰，宁愿它仍远远避开。