I spent the whole day in my room, but I did not write a single card!

我在房间里关了整整一天。然而竟连一张明信片也没写成！

Both girls write to each other regularly now.

现在这两位姑娘定期通信了。

I turned to look at the children, but there weren't any in sight: they had all run away! The man laughed when he realized what had happened.

我转过头去看那些孩子，但一个也不见，全都跑了！当那个人明白了发生的事情时，笑了起来。

Sam Benton, the local butcher, had lost his wallet while taking his savings to the post office.

本顿在把存款送往邮局的途中把钱包丢了。

The winning car reached a speed of forty miles an hour -- much faster than any of its rivals.

获胜的那辆车达到了时速40英里--远远超过任何对手。

This time, he managed to climb into the mouth of Kituro so that he could take photographs and measure temperatures.

这次他设法爬进了基图罗火山口，以便能拍摄照片和测试温度。