Yes, and we must stop people walking on this floor until it's firm. It may be necessary to put up a notice saying Keep off. Another thing, we' ll have to drill a hole in the wall for the electric wires.

是的，因此在地板牢固前，我们必须防止人们从地板上行走。可能还需要竖一个布告牌，写上“不得践踏”。还有，我们必须在墙上钻一个电线孔。

If one law is changed, then people will later want to change other laws.

要是变更了一条法律，那么人们还会要变更别的法律的。

Is it expensive to hire a car?

租车贵不贵？

He discovered that there was a group in the east of the country that shared the same family name - Kinte.

他发现在该国的东部有一个家族都姓肯特。

A navy ship was in a port in Scotland for repairs.

一艘军舰停靠在苏格兰的一个码头等待维修。

As the Maori had no written language, the stories of Maori history were handed down from generation to generation.

由于毛利人当时没有书面语，毛利人的历史故事是一代一代传下来的。