She did not read or sew any more, but used to sit there silently, staring into the distance.
她不再读书，也不再做针线活儿，但常静静地坐在那儿，呆呆地望着远方。And I see Mother, sewing there, as she did when I was a little boy.
我看到了正在做针线活的妈妈，她的一举一动，仍然是我小时候的样子。It was the art- then, as now, almost the only one within a woman's grasp- of needlework.
这门手艺，无论在当时抑或在现在，几乎都是女性唯一可以一学便会的，那就是做针线活。Two women are sewing by the window. One of them is making a shirt and the other is patching a pair of trousers.
两个妇女在窗边做针线活，一个在缝制衬衣，另一个在缝补裤子。Elizabeth took up some needlework, and was sufficiently amused in attending to what passed between Darcy and Miss Morris.
伊丽莎白在做针线，一面留神地听着达西跟莫里斯小姐谈话。No, no, no. They are all handmade, girl. You know, the ancient Chinese women were supposed to be good at needlework.
不，不，不。它们都是手工制作的，小姑娘。知道吗，中国古代女子都得做针线活。With the increase in spare time on the road, many US truckers pass their time knitting (see photo), the Wall Street Journal reported.
据《华尔街日报》报道，美国卡车司机在公路上的空闲时间不断增多，很多司机迷上了做针线活（见图）。My husband supports, and I also take in sewing to get a little extra money.
我丈夫支撑家，我也在家做针线活，赚点外快。Her godmother lived all alone at the end of the village in a little house, and earned her living with spinning, weaving, and sewing.
她的教母独自一人住在村头的一间小屋里，靠做针线活儿、纺纱和织布来维持生活。