I try to avoid eye contact to avoid being blinded by the earnestness.
我尽量避免眼 以防被她那股认真劲儿灼伤。
She endeavoured to secure Jane in her interest, but Jane with all possible mildness declined interfering;—and Elizabeth sometimes with real earnestness and sometimes with playful gaiety replied to her attacks. Though her manner varied however, her determination never did.
她想尽办法拉着吉英帮忙,可是吉英偏不愿意多管闲事,极其委婉地谢绝了。伊丽莎白应付得很好,一忽儿情意恳切,一忽儿又是嬉皮笑脸,方式尽管变来换去,决心却始终如一。