Most Jewish women of her age were sickly, weak, broken in body. But this washwoman, small and thin as she was, possessed a strength that came from generations of peasant ancestors.

• 大部分犹太妇女在她这个年龄时都体弱多病。但这个洗衣女工虽然瘦小，却从几代农民祖先那里继承了强壮的体力。