but it was impossible to stop the thieves.

但他已无法抓住那些窃贼了。

His engine failed and he landed on the sea for the second time.

这次他又遭厄运，因引擎故障第二次降落在海面上。

We often read in novels how a seemingly respectable person or family has some terrible secret which has been concealed from strangers for years.

在小说中，我们经常读到一个表面上受人尊重的人物或家庭，却有着某种多年不为人所知的骇人听闻的秘密。

Things can go wrong on a big scale, as a number of people recently discovered in Parramatta, a suburb of Sydney.

就像许多人最近在悉尼郊区帕拉马塔发现的那样，有时乱子会闹得很大。

If you can do without the few pastoral pleasures of the country, you will find the city can provide you with the best that life can offer.

如果你愿舍弃乡下生活那一点点乐趣的话，那么你会发出城市可以为你提供生活最美好的东西。

It was revealed that 20% of men in their mid-thirties snore.

调查指出，20%的35岁左右的男人打鼾；