People applauded his appearance because his apologue and apothegm were appealing.

人们欢呼他的出现因为他的寓言和格言非常吸引人。

" Why, so they are, Uncle Venner, " remarked Phoebe after a pause; for she had been trying to fathom the profundity and appositeness of this concluding apothegm.

“为什么，他们就， 维纳叔叔，” 菲比停顿了一后说。 因为她一直在努力句结尾格言的深刻性和恰当性。

To this last apothegm poor Hepzibah responded with a sigh so deep and heavy that it almost rustled Uncle Venner quite away, like a withered leaf, —as he was, —before an autumnal gale.

对于最后一句格言，可怜的赫普兹巴以一声深沉而沉重的叹息回应，几乎把维纳叔叔沙沙作响地吹走了，就像秋天的大风前一片枯萎的叶子——就像他一——。