This can give rise to curious situations, as it did in the case of Alfred Bloggs who worked as a dustman for the Ellesmere Corporation.

而这常常会引起种种奇怪的现象，在埃尔斯米尔公司当清洁工的艾尔弗雷德。布洛斯就是一个例子。

for in the evening she would be going to a fancy-dress part with her husband.

因为晚上她要同丈夫一起参加一个化装舞会。

It seemed certain that she would be the first ship home, but during the race she had a lot of bad luck.

看来，它首先返抵英国是确信无疑的了，但它却在比赛中连遭厄运。

He used to sleep during the day and work at night, quite unaware of the fact that he had become the ghost of Endley.

白天睡觉，夜里出来干活，一点不知道自己已成了恩得利家场的活鬼。

Bruce charged at it, but in the middle, the car came to a grinding half.

布鲁斯向水塘冲去，但车开到水塘当中，嘎吱一声停住了。

The dish now had to be lifted vertically because one edge was resting against the side of the canal.

这次，盘子必须垂直吊出水面，因为盘子的一边紧靠着运河河岸。