At night, when Laura lay awake in the trundle bed, she listened and could not hear anything at all but the sound of the trees whis- pering together.

晚上，当劳拉躺在有脚轮床上醒着时，她侧耳倾听， 但除语声外什么也听不见。

But it was very odd to find herself expected to study a page which told her that " le pere" meant " the father, " and " la mere" meant " the mother" .

但是很奇怪地发现她被要求学习一页告诉她“le pere” 意思是“父亲” 而“la mere” 意思是“母亲” 书页。