Noun:

1. (Old Testament) a beautiful Jewess chosen by the king of Persia to be his queen; she stopped a plot to massacre all the Jews in Persia (an event celebrated by Jews as the feast of Purim)

2. an Old Testament book telling of a beautiful Jewess who became queen of Persia and saved her people from massacre

He showed me the flat he shares with Esther.

他带我看了他和埃丝特合住的公寓。

Esther used to visit him for the occasional days and weekends.

埃丝特过去会偶尔在周末或别的日子来探望他。

Esther, wielding an iron, pressed out the wrinkles between the flounces.

埃斯特使着熨斗, 把荷叶边上的一道道小皱纹熨平.

The three years had aged Esther.

这三年工夫使埃丝特变老了.

Then she said, in her naturally stern way of speaking, ' This is Esther, sir. '

接着她又用素来的那种严肃口吻说: “ 先生,这就是埃丝特. ”

Esther herself , less accustomed to self - command, was getting too much agitated for calm observation of another.

爱丝特本人素来不常有 自制 的能力, 神经紧张得不能再安静地观察旁人了.

Still, Esther has come with me from Antioch for your permission to marry.

还有, 埃丝特随我从安提俄克前来,请你准许她出嫁.

And Hatach came and told Esther the words of Mordecai.

哈他革回来,将末底改的话告诉以斯帖.

So Mordecai went away and did everything as Esther had said.

于是末底改照以斯帖一切所吩咐的去行.

Sidney and Esther are planning a Christmas lunch for 12 people.

西德尼和以斯帖正在规划一顿12个人的圣诞大餐.

And Esther was looked on kindly by all who saw her.

凡看见以斯帖的都喜悦她.

So the king and Haman came to banquet with Esther the queen.

王带著哈曼来赴王后以斯帖的筵席.

And Esther set Mordecai over the house of Haman.

以斯帖派末底改管理哈曼的家产.

Esther: Everything. And don't forget the port for Uncle Maurice.

以斯帖: 每样都备点, 别忘了墨里斯叔叔爱喝的葡萄牙葡萄酒.

Ann Landers is her twin Sister, Esther'Eppie'Friedman.

安·兰德斯是她的孪生妹妹, 真名叫埃丝特·'爱贝'·弗里德曼.