Last week I went to the theatre.

上星期我去看戏。

He told me that the firm could not afford to pay such large salaries.

他还告诉我，公司支付不起这么庞大的工资开支，

When she was arrested, the detective found out that the shop assistant was her daughter.

她被逮捕后。侦探发现原来那售货员是她的女儿。

For the first time in his life, he became the proud owner of a bed which had springs and a mattress.

他平生第一次自豪地拥有了一张既有弹簧又带床垫的床。

In 1858, a French engineer, Aime Thome de Gamond, arrived in England with a plan for a twenty-one-mile tunnel under the English Channel.

1858年，一位名叫埃梅。托梅。德。干蒙的法国工程师带着建造一条长21英里、穿越英吉利海陕的隧道计划到了英国。

A colony of bees had turned the engine into a hive and it was totally preserved in beeswax!

一群蜜蜂把发动机当作了蜂房，发动机在蜂蜡中被完整地保存了下来。