He will soon be working in an office.

不久就要坐办公室里工作了。

These peculiar forms not only seemed designed to shock people emotionally, but to give them electric shocks as well!

好像设计这些奇形怪状的展品不仅是为了给人感情上的强烈刺激，而且还想给人以电击似的！

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。

I felt especially pleased with my wonderful bargain -- until I got back to the ship.

在回到船上之前，我一直为我的绝妙的讨价还价而洋洋得意。

Only when he saw that the man was actually telephoning the police did he realize that they had all been the victims of a hoax.

当他看到那个工人真的是给警察挂电话，才恍然大悟，原来他们都成一场骗局的受害者。

We gently woke him up and asked him to ferry us to the other side.

我们轻轻地把他唤醒，请他把我们摆渡过溪。