I strained with the same yearning towards the world of men in my youth, as I did in my childhood towards outside nature from within the chalk-ring drawn round me by the servants.
我在青年时期对人世也怀着一种热望,就像我在童年时站在仆人用粉笔画的圆圈里向往外界的自然一样。
2
The children sat in a ringround the teacher.
孩子们围着老师坐成一圈。
3
I am again asked to be godmother, and, as the child has a white ringround its neck, I cannot refuse.