pray
v. /preɪ/ A1
祈祷；祈求；企盼
To speak to God or hope very strongly for something.
仙境例句
The poor Hatter shut his eyes and prayed for the trial to end soon.
可怜的帽匠闭上眼睛，祈祷审判快点结束。
原著这一句
“You are old,” said the youth, “as I mentioned before, And have grown most uncommonly fat; Yet you turned a back-somersault in at the door— Pray, what is the reason of that?”
“你年纪大了，还长得奇胖无比，年轻人又说，却还能翻着后空翻进门，请问这是什么道理？”
卡罗尔原著 · 第 5 章