However, he had at last been allowed to send a fax in which he informed the editor that the he had been arrested while counting the 1,084 steps leading to the fifteen-foot wall which surrounded the president's palace.

不过，他终于获准发回了一份传真。在传真中他告诉编辑，就在他数通向15英尺高的总统府围墙的1，084级台阶时，被抓了起来。

As I expected, he did not believe me.'Try it!' I said encouragingly.

“你就闻一闻吧！”我催促说。

A little later, a man came along with a biscuit which occupied the whole boot of his car.

相隔不一会儿，一个男子也带来一个大饼干，那个饼干把汽车的行李箱挤得满满的。

You hang up hurriedly and attend to baby, crockery, etc.

你急急忙忙挂上电话，赶去照看孩子和餐具。

As the play draws to its close, they wonder whether they will ever catch that last train home.

当戏快演完时，他们又为是否能赶上末班火车回家而犯愁。

you have the choice of very expensive organically-grown vegetables or a steady diet of pesticides every time you think you're eating fresh salads and vegetables, or just having an innocent glass of water!

或是选用价格昂贵、有机培植的蔬菜，或是当你认为在享用新鲜色拉和新鲜蔬菜或饮用一杯无害的水的时候，实际上每次都不断吃进杀虫剂。