Alf did this for over two years and his fellow dustmen kept his secret Alf's wife has never discovered that she married a dustman and she never will, for Alf has just found another job.

两年多以来，艾尔弗一直这样，他的同事也为他保守秘密。 艾尔弗的妻子一直不知道她嫁给了一个清洁工，而且她永远也不会知道了，因为艾尔弗已找到薪职，

but fearing that she would never see Rastus again -- the letter had made that quite clear -- she changed her mind.

但又害怕再也见不到拉斯特斯——这点，信上说得十分明白——于是便改变了主意。

Robert was delighted to see me and equally pleased with my little gift.

罗伯特见到我很高兴，对我的薄礼也感到满意。

As it was extremely narrow, the man was unable to move,

由于烟囱太窄，那人无法动弹。

It has always been a mystery to me who city dwellers, who appreciate all these things, obstinately pretend that they would prefer to live in the country.

城里人对这一切心里很明白，却偏要执拗地装出他们喜欢住在乡村的样子，这对我来说一直是个谜。

The price we pay for cheap food may be already too high: Mad Cow Disease (BSE) in cattle, salmonella in chicken and eggs, and wisteria in dairy products.

牛肉中的疯牛病，鸡肉和鸡蛋中的沙门氏菌，奶制品中的利斯特杆菌。