Wherever it went, it left behind it a trail of dead deer and small animals like rabbits.

无论它走哪儿，一路上总会留下一串死鹿及死兔子之类的小动物，

There was a tine when the owners of shops and businesses in Chicago that to pay large sums of money to gangsters in return for 'protection.

曾经有一个时期，芝加哥的店主和商行的老板们不得不拿出大笔的钱给歹徒以换取保护。

Instead of becoming a doctor, however, he became a successful writer of detective stories.

然而，他后来没当上医生，却成了一位成功的侦探小说作家。

Despite the message, the captain of the Elkor decided to try once more.

尽管船长接了电报，他还是决定再试一试。

The wheels scooped up stones which hammered ominously under the car.

车轮搅起的石块锤击车身，发出不祥的锤击声。

Last spring my wife suggested that I call in a man to look at our lawn mower.

今年春天，妻子让我请人检查一下我家的割草机。