1. Rubin, the daughter of a window cleaner and housewife from New Jersey, already had experience in writing about an Italian luminary from centuries past. 鲁宾，一个新泽西的擦窗工人兼家庭主妇的女儿，在写作方面已小有经验，她曾写过一本关于几个世纪前的一位意大利大师的书。
2. The luminary was a golden-haired, beaming, mild-eyed, God-like creature, gazing down in the vigour and intentness of youth upon an earth that was brimming with interest for him. 这个发光的物体就是一个生灵，长着金色的头发，目光柔和，神采飞扬，好像上帝一样，身上充满了青春的活力，正目不转睛地注视着大地，仿佛大地上满是他感到有趣的事物。
