They stretch out their legs like flying squirrels.

它们伸展四肢，就像飞行中的松鼠一样。

The spheres had been magnetized and attracted or repelled each other all the time.

金属球经过磁化，互相之间不停地相互吸引或相互排斥。

for advertising exerts a subtle influence on us.

这是因为广告在我们身上施加着一种潜移默化的影响。

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。

Few things could be more impressive than the peace that descends on deserted city streets at weekends when the thousands that travel to work every day are tucked away in their homes in the country.

周末，当成千上万进城上班的人回到他们的乡间寓所之后，空旷的街市笼罩着一种宁静气氛，没有什么能比此时的宁静更令人难忘了。

When my wife nagged me to do something about it,

妻子喋喋不休让我想点办法。