'Cats behave like well-trained paratroopers.' a doctor said.

“猫就像训练有素的跳伞队员，” 一位医生说。

You either starve to death or live like Robinson Crusoe, Waiting for a boat which never comes.

要么饿死，要么像鲁滨孙那样，天天盼船来，却总没见船影。

The only person I know who has a skeleton in the cupboard is George Carlton,

我所认识的唯一的在柜中藏骷嵝的人便是乔治。卡尔顿，

In the nineteenth century, a novelist would bring his story to a conclusion by presenting his readers with a series of coincidences -- most of them wildly improbable.

在19世纪，小说家常在小说结尾处给读者准备一系列的巧合——大部分是牵强附会，极不可能的。

The workmen told him to do as he pleased and the policeman telephoned for help.

工人说，悉听尊便。警察去打电话叫人。

When you come to think about it, there are only four ways you can deal with rubbish: dump it, burn it, turn it into something you can use again, attempt to produce less of it.

倾倒、焚烧、把垃圾变成再生材料或试图少产生一些垃圾。