Alpine village tended to be impoverished settlements cut off from civilization by the high mountains.

阿尔卑斯山山区的小村几乎全是高山环抱、与世隔绝的穷乡僻壤。

he instructs the bank to debit his account only in respect of cheques drawn by himself.

嘱咐银行他的存款只能凭他本人签字的支票来提取。

Now the snag in this sort of anecdote is of course that one cannot distinguish cause and effect.

这类奇闻的疑难之处是无法区别因果关系。

Nor is it only the ignorant and ill-educated person who has such faith in the bottle of medicine.

并不只是那些无知和没受过良好教育的人才迷信药瓶子。

There is none of the hurry which, in our society,

那里没有我们今天社会中的匆忙生活，

The gentle method requires more patience in the early stages, but produces a cheerful,

温柔法要求在最初阶段保持较大的耐心，但这种方法可以训练出性情愉快、