Each of these represented a goddess and had, at one time, been painted.

每一尊雕像代表一位女神，而且一度上过色。

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。

Yet this is not always the case.

但情况却并不总是这样。

Things can go wrong on a big scale, as a number of people recently discovered in Parramatta, a suburb of Sydney.

就像许多人最近在悉尼郊区帕拉马塔发现的那样，有时乱子会闹得很大。

They invariably lie nearby and are always available for an informal chat or an evening's entertainment.

因为他们都住在附近，你随时可以同他们聊天或在晚上一起娱乐。

Loud conversations on mobile phones invade our thoughts or interrupt the pleasure of meeting friends for a quiet chat.

用移动电话大声交谈干扰我们的思路，破坏我们和朋友在一起轻声聊天所得到的乐趣。