No amount of laughter disconcerted her, and not till several minutes had gone by - or so it seemed - would she sit down solemnly, making her chair creak.

• 不管同学们怎样笑她，她一点也不感到慌乱，仍旧弄得椅子响，庄严的，似乎费掉了几分钟才坐下去。