The Officer went through the case with great care.

那位官员十分仔细地把箱子检查了一遍。

'He had travelled only seven miles across the Channel when his engine failed and he was forced to land on sea.

但他只在海峡上空飞行7英里，引擎就发生了故障，他只好降落在海面上。

There are times when we would willingly give everything we possess to save our lives,

有时，我们为了挽救生命，愿意付出我们所占有的一切。

Everyone went to the funeral, for the 'ghost' was none other than Eric Cox, a third brother who was supposed to have died as a young man.

大家都去参加了葬礼，因为那“鬼”不是别人，正是农场主的兄弟埃里克。考科斯。人们以为埃里克年轻时就死了。

It is impossible to give a satisfactory explanation for a pot-holer's motives.

要想对洞穴探险者的动机作出满意的解释是不可能的。

Though he was reluctant to do so at first, we eventually persuaded him to take us.

一开始，他很不愿意，但经劝说，终于同意了。