More than once, Mr. Dimmesdale had gone into the pulpit, with a purpose never to come down its steps, until he should have spoken words like the above.
丁梅斯代尔先生不止一次在登上布道坛时打定主意，不把上述这番话说出来，就不再走下来。
2
I attempted to mask my ignorance by keeping my head down and not speaking unless spokento.
我试图掩盖自己的无知，每天低着头干活，除非别人跟我说话，否则不主动交谈。
3
Interludes of spoken Sufi poetry interrupt the music, typically beginning at a low register and gradually ascending to a climax before calming back down to the beginning tone.