Now that a tunnel ahs been built through the mountains, the Pass is less dangerous,

如今由于山里开挖了隧道，翻越山口已不那么危险了。

She intended to dress up as a ghost and as she had made her costume the night before,

她打算装扮成鬼的模样。头天晚上她已把化装服做好，

but one day, after heavy shower, I happened to be walking in my garden when I noticed a huge number of snails taking a stroll on some of my prize plants.

后来有一天，一场大雨后，我在花园里漫无目的散步，突然注意到许许多多蜗牛在我的一些心爱的花木上慢悠悠的蠕动着。

Justice is part of the complex machinery of the law.

正义是复杂的法律机器组成部分。

Modern readers would find such naive solution totally unacceptable.

现代读者会觉得这种天真的结局完全无法接受。

The most frightening thing of all was that not a sound could be heard.

最令人害怕的是到处没有一点声音。