The journalist immediately set out to obtain these important facts,

记者立即出发去核实这些重要的事实，

One of Mary's prize possessions was a little white lamb which her husband had given her.

玛丽最珍贵的财产之一就是丈夫送给她的一只白色小羔羊。

After crossing the Equator, the captain called in at a port to have a new rudder fitted,

跨越赤道后，船长将船停靠在一个港口，在那儿换了一只舵。

When he learnt that he would be sent abroad, he returned to the farm and his father hid him until the end of the war.

当他了解自己将被派遣出国时，他逃回农场，父亲把他藏了起来，直到战争结束。

Needless to say, the man's name was Hans Bussman and he really was Franz's long-lost brother.

不出巴斯曼夫人所料，那人的名字真是汉斯。巴斯曼，他确实是弗朗兹失散多年的兄弟。

For one agonizing moment, the dish was perched precariously on the bank of the canal, but it suddenly overbalanced and slid back into the water.

在令人忐忑不安的瞬间，盘子晃晃悠悠地上了岸，但它突然失去了平衡，又跌回水中。