The raid was all over in three minutes, for the men scrambled back into the car and it moved off at a fantastic speed.

这场抢劫只持续了3分钟，因为窃贼争先恐后地爬上轿车，以惊人的速度开跑了。

He told him he had better return it or he would call the police.

告诉他最好把羊交还，否则就去叫警察。

We often speak of tramps with contempt and put them in the same class as beggars, but how many of us can honestly say that we have not felt a little envious of their simple way of life and their freedom from care?

但是，我们中有多少人能够坦率地说我们对流浪汉的简朴生活与无忧无虑的境况不感到有些羡慕呢？

True eccentrics never deliberately set out to draw attention to themselves.

真正古怪的人从不有意引人注意。

As the play draws to its close, they wonder whether they will ever catch that last train home.

当戏快演完时，他们又为是否能赶上末班火车回家而犯愁。

Shops cater for the do-it-yourself craze not only by running special advisory services for novices, but by offering consumers bits and pieces which they can assemble at home.

为了满足自己动手热的需要，商店不仅为初学者提供专门的咨询服务，而且为顾客准备了各种零件，供他们买回家去安装。