The hunt for the puma began in a small village where a woman picking blackberries saw 'a large cat' only five yards away from her.

搜寻美洲狮的工作是从一座小村庄开始的。那里的一位妇女在采摘黑莓时的看见“一只大猫”，离她仅5码远，

George was not too upset by his experience because the lady who owns the sweet shop heard about his troubles and rewarded him with large box of chocolates.

不过，此事并没使乔治过于伤心，因为糖果店老板娘听说了他遇到的麻烦后，赏给他一大盒巧克力。

the gaoler returned a few moments later with a pair of glasses and the usual copy of the letter which he proceeded to read to the prisoner.

一会儿工夫，狱卒重新登台，拿来一副眼镜以及平时使用的那封信，然后为那囚犯念了起来。

This was indeed the case.

但事实上确有此人。

Hans returned to his family home, but the house had been bombed and no one in the neighbourhood knew what had become of the inhabitants.

汉斯重返故里，但他的家已被炸毁，左邻右舍谁也不知原住户的下落，

while the rest are constantly woken or kept awake by their trumpeting partners.

而其余则经常被与她们同睡、像吹号似地打着呼噜的男人吵醒或弄得睡不着。