When something is fitful, it does not go on smoothly. It starts, then it stops, then it starts again.

When something is fitful當一個東西是fitful的，it does not go on smoothly它就不會順順地進行下去。It starts它開始，then it stops然後停下來，then it starts again接著又再開始。

A fitful night is a night when you sleep a little, wake, sleep a little more. Fitful rain comes down hard for a minute and then goes quiet. Fitful effort is work in short bursts, not a steady line.

A fitful night是一個fitful的夜晚，is a night when you sleep a little, wake, sleep a little more也就是睡一下、醒來、再睡一下的那種夜晚。Fitful rain斷斷續續的雨comes down hard for a minute and then goes quiet會猛下一分鐘然後又停下來。Fitful effort一陣一陣的努力is work in short bursts, not a steady line是短暫爆發式的工作，而不是穩定持續的。

People use it a lot for sleep, wind, rain, and attention — things that come in waves. It is not a kind word: it tells you the thing is broken up.

People use it a lot for sleep, wind, rain, and attention人們很常拿這個字講睡眠、風、雨，和注意力——things that come in waves這些一陣一陣來的東西。It is not a kind word這不是個好聽的字：it tells you the thing is broken up它告訴你這件事是斷斷續續、支離破碎的。

Though actually the fit hiding inside is not the fit of these shoes fit. It is the older fit that means a sudden burst: a fit of coughing, a fit of laughter, a fit of anger.

Though actually不過其實，the fit hiding inside藏在裡面的那個fit is not the fit of these shoes fit不是「這雙鞋很合腳」的那個fit。It is the older fit that means a sudden burst它是比較古老的fit，意思是一陣突然的爆發：a fit of coughing一陣咳嗽、a fit of laughter一陣大笑、a fit of anger一陣怒氣。