but it was impossible to stop the thieves.

但他已无法抓住那些窃贼了。

George was not too upset by his experience because the lady who owns the sweet shop heard about his troubles and rewarded him with large box of chocolates.

不过，此事并没使乔治过于伤心，因为糖果店老板娘听说了他遇到的麻烦后，赏给他一大盒巧克力。

Mendoza met Humphries in the ring on a later occasion and he lost for a second time.

后来，门多萨与汉弗莱斯再次在拳击场上较量，门多萨又输了一场。

This was indeed the case.

但事实上确有此人。

One hour and seventeen minutes passed and we had not even covered half the distance.

1小时17分过去了，走了还不到一半路程。

Shops cater for the do-it-yourself craze not only by running special advisory services for novices, but by offering consumers bits and pieces which they can assemble at home.

为了满足自己动手热的需要，商店不仅为初学者提供专门的咨询服务，而且为顾客准备了各种零件，供他们买回家去安装。