He rolled off his horse so ignobly and funnily, that even the ambassador was fain to burst out.

他狼狈而可笑地从马上滚翻下来，甚至使得大使也不由得放声大笑。

But however that may be, I shall find satisfaction in contributing, not, I hope, ignobly, to the labor of putting on record the story of the greatest nation in the world.

但是无论如何，只要能有所贡献，把世界上最伟大的国家的故事记入史册，即使默默无闻，我都会感到满足。