Even if two of these were flooded, she would still be able to float.

即使有两个舱进水，仍可漂浮的水面上。

Not wanting to frighten the poor man,

理查兹夫人不想吓唬这个可怜人，

philosophers by selling wisdom and priests by selling spiritual comfort.

牧师靠卖精神安慰为生。

The sorry-looking, blackened figure that emerged, admitted at once that he had tried to break into the shop during the night but had got stuck in the chimney.

那个看来满脸沮丧、浑身漆黑的家伙从烟囱里一出来，就承认头天夜里他企图到店里行窍，但让烟囱卡住了。

Precautions of this sort are necessary, for it is impossible to foretell the exact nature of the difficulties which will confront the pot-holer.

作出这样的准备是必要的，因为无法预见到洞穴探险者究竟会遇到什么性质的困难。

we quickened our pace and made our way rapidly towards the stream where we hoped the boatman was waiting.

快速地朝深溪边走去，希望船夫还在那儿等着我们。