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！

Work on it had begun before my sister left.

这栋房子在我姐姐离开之前就已动工了，

Yesterday afternoon Frank Hawkins was telling me about his experiences as a young man.

昨天下午弗兰克。霍金斯向我讲述了他年轻时的经历。

I rang the bell and was not surprised to see that Hugh was still as fat as ever.

我按响了门铃，当看到休仍和往常一样胖时，我并不感到惊奇。

Many of the cars broke down on the course and some drivers spent more time under their cars than in them!

很多汽车在途中就抛了锚，而有些驾驶员花在汽车底下的时间比坐在汽车里面的时间还长。

A painter who had been working on the tower hung a pot of paint on one of the hands and slowed it down!

在钟塔上干活的一位油漆工把一只油漆桶挂在了一根指针上，把钟弄慢了！