Alf did this for over two years and his fellow dustmen kept his secret Alf's wife has never discovered that she married a dustman and she never will, for Alf has just found another job.

两年多以来，艾尔弗一直这样，他的同事也为他保守秘密。 艾尔弗的妻子一直不知道她嫁给了一个清洁工，而且她永远也不会知道了，因为艾尔弗已找到薪职，

She was too excited to do any housework that morning,

那天上午，她兴奋得什么家务活都不想做，

At some dramatic moment in the story, the terrible secret becomes known and a reputation is ruined.

在小说的某个戏剧性时刻，可怕的秘密泄漏出来，接着便是某人的声誉扫地。

The captain knew that another attempt would be made later, for the sunken ship he was trying to find had been carrying a precious cargo of gold bullion.

船长知道日后还会再作尝试，因为他试图寻找的沉船上载有一批珍贵的金条。

Why people are prepared to tolerate a four-hour journey each day for the dubious privilege of living in the country is beyond me.

人们为什么情愿每天在路上奔波4个小时去换取值得怀疑的乡间的优点，我是无法理解的。

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。