Hung above the mantel place , you could have a large family portrait that 's always recent to keep the chapters of life updated to the montage of baby , graduation and wedding pictures below .

挂在壁炉上方，你可以选择一张大的全家福，并且随着家庭境况的改变而更新，可爱的的婴儿照片，毕业照片和以后的婚纱照。

But ms mantel achieves much more than that .

但曼特尔想要表达的远远不止这些。

On hilary mantel 's computer desktop is a photograph of the view from her window .

希拉里曼特尔的电脑桌面图像是从她的窗口望出去的景色照片。

British novelist hilary mantel likes to write first thing in the morning , before she has uttered a word or had a sip of coffee .

英国作家希拉里曼特尔喜欢在早上开口说话或者喝咖啡之前就开始写东西。

Why do we hang stockings on the mantel ?

为什么要在壁炉架上挂长袜？