These had settled down for the winter at Chippenham: thither Alfred went.

丹麦军已在切本哈姆扎下营准备过冬，阿尔弗雷便来到此地。

The shape and dimensions of the skyscrapers depend entirely on the necessity of obtaining the maximum income per square foot of ground,

每平方英尺地皮取得最大收入

Greater too than we can describe; for language, which was invented to convey the meanings of this world, cannot readily be fitted to the uses of another.

这种美感和静谧是我们无法描述的，因为我们发明的语言是用来描述这个世界的含义，不能随便拿来去描述另一个世界。

it cannot judge distances, depths.

不会判断距离和深度。

Some of us will die sooner, a few will live longer----on into a ninth or tenth decade.

有些人会死得早一些，少数人寿命会长一些--活到八十几岁或九十几岁，

like the cooling of a hot kettle or the wearing-out of a pair of shoes.

就像一壶热水迟早会凉下来，一双鞋渐渐会磨破一样。