Question

1What then of my dreams of leaning on the cottage gate,chewi

Answer 1

这里的then是对上面所说的话的继承,表示以上面所说的事情的背景,所以...

Then可以前置出来,变成：

Then,What of my dreams of leaning on the cottage gate,chewing a piece of grass and murmuring “mornin” to the locals as they pass.

这样就很好理解了,what是个省略句,相当于what do you think,

所以整个句子改成：

Then,What do you think of my dreams of leaning on the cottage gate,chewing a piece of grass and murmuring “mornin” to the locals as they pass?

意思是：那么,我的梦想是靠在别墅的门上,嘴里叼着根草,并且懒洋洋的向过往的当地人打招呼,你觉得怎样?

I’m keen on the idea,but you see there’s my cat,Toby.

be keen on:非常喜欢,非常热衷于,相当于be very interested in.

所以这句话翻译成：我非常喜欢那个主意,但是你看这里有我的女人,托比.

(注：cat有脾气不好的女人或者男人的意思.)