The Johnstones的意思|示意

The motor that moves Mr Butler’s house consumes about 370 watts; the Johnstones’—which is solar-powered—a bit over a kilowatt.

驱动Butler先生家的发电机大约消耗370瓦。 Johnstone家的，是用太阳能的，1千瓦多一点点。

The Johnstones were information addicts, interested in everything-in how Indians made stucco, what lime did to oat crops, how Persian prepositions worked.

遗嘱附录等等，不一而足。Johnstones家族的人都有“信息瘾”，对什么都感兴趣———从印度人怎么制做灰泥，到石灰怎么影响燕麦作物，再到波斯语中的介词如何发挥作用。

But their father's estate in the bleak Scottish borders was ridden with debt. The only hope for the younger Johnstones of Westerhall lay in getting away.

但是他们父亲在荒凉苏格兰边界的庄园负债累累，如果说西边堂johnstones家族的年轻人还有一个希望，那便是“有多远，走多远”。