It was the last day of the year and a large crowd of people had gathered under the Town Hall clock.

那是一年的最后一天，一大群人聚集在市政厅的大钟下面。

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，

Roy Trenton used to drive a taxi.

罗伊。特雷顿原是开出租汽车的，

'And a woman can't have too many hats,' she answered.

“女人有多少帽子也不嫌多。”她回答。

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。

It was the middle of winter.

此时正值隆冬季节，