People began to move aside , touching their forelocks .

民众开始向一旁让开，手触额发以示敬礼。

But he had declared that he would shave her whole head if she banged her forelocks .

可是他已经宣布，只要她把额发弄成刘海，他就要把她的头发全剃光。

Mr wright is a centralist . For him london is the only possible source of political , economic and social health . And those who don 't touch their forelocks at the mention of london , he despises .

赖特先生是个集权制拥护者，在他看来，伦敦是政治，经济和社会兴旺的唯一发源地，对那些在提及伦敦时不肃然起敬的人，他很蔑视。

He gave them sixpence apiece and a pat on the head , and they went off with much respectful swinging of caps and touching of forelocks .

他给了他们每人一枚六便士铜钱，拍了拍他们的脑袋。他们必恭必敬挥着帽子，行着军礼，走了。