stranger still, by moving her elbow over a child's game of Lotto she was able to describe the figures and colours printed on it;

更为奇怪的是，她把肘部在儿童玩的“罗托”纸牌上移动一下，便能说出印在纸牌上的数字和颜色。

There were hopes, however, that the problem of the rabbit would become manageable.

但是，已有希望解决兔子所带来的问题。

Poison to a snake is merely a luxury; it enables it to get its food with very little effort, no more effort than one bite.

毒液对毒蛇来说只不过是一种舒适生存的优越手段，它使蛇不用费多大力气就能捕获到食物，轻咬一口即可。

The lower gun-ports were now below water and the inrush sealed the ship's fate.

下层炮眼已淹没在水里，涌进船舱的水给瓦萨号带来了难以逃脱的厄运。

it is taught to every member of the tribe so that in this respect everybody is equally equipped for life.

并传授给部落中的每一个成员。人人受到的有关生活本领的教育是相等的。

gravity is the force that drives them in a continual attempt to restore the ocean surface to a flat plain.

地球引力是持续不断企图使海面复原为平面的力量。