下面的内容是《简爱》的第一句话：

There was no possibility of taking a walk that day. We had been wandering, indeed, in the leafless shrubbery an hour in the morning; but since dinner (Mrs. Reed, when there was no company, dined early) the cold winter wind had brought with it clouds so sombre, and a rain so penetrating, that futher out-door exercise was now out of the question. (Jane Eyre)

为解释文本而直译：那一天，散步是不可能了。上午我们其实已经闲逛了一个小时；但饭后冬日寒冷的风吹来了阴郁的乌云、刺骨的寒风，户外活动是不可能了。

语言点睛：

∮there was no possibility of doing sth

做某事是不可能的

∮wander和wonder

注意这两个相似的词，意思完全不同哦。

wander闲逛；wonder想知道(v.)；奇迹(n.)

∮leafless shrubbery

没有树的灌木丛，本文表树林

∮when there was no company

注意company不是公司，而是指“客人”，还有“陪伴”的意思。

to enjoy [somebody's] company

喜欢和某人在一起

∮the cold winter wind had brought with it clouds so sombre, and a rain so penetrating, that futher out-door exercise was now out of the question

本句注意三点：

with it本来在句尾 bring ... with ... 但为了句子平衡被放在前面；

so ... that... “如此...以至于”结构

out of the question特别注意，表不可能：

out-door exercise was now out of the question户外活动是不可能了。

例子进阶：

But some analysts say the ability of women to influence the election outcome is not out of the question. 但一些分析师认为,女性影响选举结果的能力不是不可能。

Sending everyone back to school for maths refresher-courses seems out of the question. 我们不可能让每个人都重新回到数学课堂。