However, he had at last been allowed to send a fax in which he informed the editor that the he had been arrested while counting the 1,084 steps leading to the fifteen-foot wall which surrounded the president's palace.

不过，他终于获准发回了一份传真。在传真中他告诉编辑，就在他数通向15英尺高的总统府围墙的1，084级台阶时，被抓了起来。

In 1908 Lord Northcliffe offered a prize of $1,000 to the first man who would fly across the English Channel.

1908年，诺斯克利夫勋爵拿出1，000英镑，作为对第一个飞越英吉利海峡的人的奖励。

Robert was delighted to see me and equally pleased with my little gift.

罗伯特见到我很高兴，对我的薄礼也感到满意。

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。

It went direct from my local station and the journey lasted mere hour and seventeen minutes.

这是趟直达车，旅途总共才需1小时17分钟。

We tramped through the wood for over two hours until we arrived at a deep stream.

我们在树林中跋涉了两个多小时，到了一条深溪边。