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Imprimis, fifty feet high in his socks; then, chest modelled after the Thames Tunnel then, legs with roots to 'em, to stay in one place; then, arms three feet through the wrist; no heart at all, brass forehead, and about a quarter of an acre of fine brains; and let me see—shall I order eyes to see outwards? No, but put a sky-light on top of his head to illuminate inwards. There, take the order, and away.
首先，要高五十英尺；还有，胸膛得仿照泰晤士河隧道的式样；还有，双腿连根，固定在一个地方；还有，臂膀连肘腕得三英尺长；心却可以不要，前额是铜打的，脑壳得有四分之一英亩的面积；让我想想看——要不要让他有一对可以向外观看的眼睛？不，只消在他头顶上开个天窗，让亮光往里头照就行啦。那么，快给我传令去。
Now, what's he speaking about, and who's he speaking to, I should like to know? Shall I keep standing here? (aside.)
唷，他在说些什么呀，他在跟谁说话？我倒要弄明白来。我可以老呆在这里嘛？（旁白）
Tis but indifferent architecture to make a blind dome; here's one. No, no, no; I must have a lantern.
只有蹩脚的建筑师才搞得出黑古隆冬的顶盖（原文是dome，为建筑物的顶盖，这里用以指头"。）；这里就是这么一只顶盖。不，不，不，我必须要有一只灯笼。"
Ho, ho! That's it, hey? Here are two, sir; one will serve my turn.
啊，嗬！要这东西么？先生，我这里倒有两只；我一只就够啦。
What art thou thrusting that thief-catcher into my face for, man? Thrusted light is worse than presented pistols.
喂，你干吗把这支捉贼用的东西直塞到我脸上来？把灯光照着人家比用手枪指着人家还要不对头呀。
I thought, sir, that you spoke to carpenter.
先生，我想你是在对木匠说话吧。
Carpenter? why that's—but no;—a very tidy, and, I may say, an extremely gentlemanlike sort of business thou art in here, carpenter;—or would'st thou rather work in clay?
木匠？这就是——啊，不；——是一种十分整齐的，哼，我得说，你在这里干的是一种非常文雅的营生，木匠；——否则，难道你宁肯去做泥匠吗？
