When the archaeologists reconstructed the fragments, they were amazed to find that the goddess turned out to be a very modern-looking woman.

考古工作者把这些碎片重新拼装起来后，惊奇地发现那位女神原来是一位相貌十分摩登的女郎。

The objects on display were pieces of moving sculpture.

展品都是些活动的雕像。

Despite this, he was so extravagant that he was always in debt.

经常债台高筑。

The following day, however, the doctor consoled him by telling him that his chances of being able to leave hospital in time for New Year celebrations were good.

然而，第二天，医生安慰他说，出院欢度新年的可能性还是很大的，那人听后振作了精神。

Students often create amusing situations which are funny to everyone except the victims.

大学生们常常做的是制造一种可笑的局面，使大家笑上一场，当然受害者是笑不出来的。

But people who are cut off not only from foreign tourists, but even from their own countrymen can be hostile to travellers.

但是，那些不但与外国旅游者隔绝，而且与本国同胞隔绝的人们有可能对游客抱有敌意。