As no pumas had been reported missing from any zoo in the country, this one must have been in the possession of a private collector and somehow managed to escape.

由于全国动物园没有一家报告丢了美洲狮，因此那只美洲狮一定是某位私人收藏豢养的，不知怎么设法逃出来了。

Sparks were emitted from small black boxes and red lamps flashed on and off angrily.

小黑盒子里迸出火花，红色灯泡发怒似地忽明忽暗。

Cooked in wine, snails are a great luxury in various parts of the world.

蜗牛加酒烧煮后，便成了世界上许多地方的一道珍奇的名菜。

After the funeral, Joe and Bob revealed a secret which they had kept for over fifty years.

葬礼之后，乔和鲍勃透露了他们保守了长达50多年的秘密。

Few things could be more impressive than the peace that descends on deserted city streets at weekends when the thousands that travel to work every day are tucked away in their homes in the country.

周末，当成千上万进城上班的人回到他们的乡间寓所之后，空旷的街市笼罩着一种宁静气氛，没有什么能比此时的宁静更令人难忘了。

Men, particularly, spend hours of their leisure time installing their own fireplaces, laying out their own gardens; building garages and making furniture.

特别是男人，常利用空闲时间安装壁炉、布置花园、建造车库、制作家具。