So little Hans worked away for the Miller, and the Miller said all kinds of beautiful things about friendship, which Hans took down in a note-book, and used to read over at night, for he was a very good scholar.

于是小汉斯不停地替磨坊主干活，而磨坊主则讲着种种关于友谊的漂亮话；汉斯把这些话记进笔记本，夜里反复阅读，因为他是个十分好学的人。