Effie had a sharp tongue ; she could make a word a goad.It was not the way to handle Will .

埃菲讲话过于刻薄，往往刺激得威廉更加暴躁，这可不是对付威尔的好办法。

Her Aunt Effie is certainly an original .

她的姨妈埃菲真是个怪人.

She could hear him5 ) tramping back and forth , shouting , and she could hear Effie saying a word now and then .

她可以听到威廉在楼上来回地踏步、怒吼，中间还夹杂着埃菲说话的声音。

It might , after all , be best , she told herself , to marry John Parton and let Effie and Will have this house .

她在心里想着，也许嫁给约翰帕顿，并且让埃菲和帕顿拥有这座房子，可能是最好不过的事了。

She stood at the door and saw Willher son , Will18 ) crouched over Effie , his fingers tight about the girl ’ s neck .

当她站在门口的时候，她看到威尔她的亲生儿子俯在埃菲身上，他的手指正紧紧地箍在女孩的脖子上。