this unconsciousness of theirs.

所推动或者限制
She was then a magisterial woman not only because of her height

她当时是一个专断的女人不仅仅因为
and her large, sharp face, not only because of her

她的体型高大长脸还有她的教养
upbringing, but also because it suited her purpose to be what she

也有这么合她目的
seemed to be so that her children would never be startled or surprised

如此一来她的孩子便从不会被惊吓或感到意外
and to take on all the postures and vestments of matron to differentiate

摆出所有姿势穿上夫人的所有祭服
her life from theirs so that her children would never feel

为了让自己的生活不同于她们
intruded upon.

这样她的孩子也再不会被打扰了
She's careful to guard their separateness.

她很小心在保护她们
And then, you get this wonderful meditation--quite mysterious,

然后你们就看了了这个奇妙的冥想很神秘
and I don't actually have a full account of it--

实际上我也没有对它有全面的描述
why the grandmother finding the potatoes in the garden comes to be a

为什么奶奶在花园里发现了土豆