The daughter 's dowry or wedding feast is so pitiably small .

这个女儿的嫁妆或结婚宴席实在寒碜得可怜。

And what she could earn seemed so pitiably small .

而现在她能挣到的钱似乎太少了。

" We have had , and may still have , worse things to tell of him ; but none , we apprehend , so pitiably weak ; "

我们已经说过、也许还会说到他这个人的过失；但就我们所知，没有一件比这更软弱得可怜的了；

" Very well , " alfonso replied pitiably as he peered upon the stocky woman sauntering within their midst , keeping quiet , a look of self-wondering cast from her striking blue eyes .

“好极了，”阿方索说可怜，正如他对矮胖女人在他们中间闲荡望去，保持安静，自我怀疑她惊人的蓝眼睛看演员。