1. Even a mighty express train can be held up by signals. 因为即便是特别快车也可能被信号拦住。
2. English words, it seemed to me, had exact equivalents in Chinese, and so, to express one´s ideas in English, it was just a matter of putting the words together according to the rules of grammar. 我以为汉语中对每个英语单词都有准确的对应词,要用英语表达思想,只需根据语法规则把英语单词组合起来。
3. Eventually, a man speaking broken Polish approaches us, takes us to the ticket window, and then helps us board our train. 终于,一个操着洋泾浜的波兰语的人走了过来,把我们带到了售票处,并帮我们登上了火车。
4. Each train has two engines, in case one fails. 每辆火车有两个引擎,以防其中一个失灵。
5. But when the train dawdled at station after station, I began to wonder. 但是,当火车一站接着一站往前蠕动时,我便产生了怀疑。
6. Back in the train, we told each other what a wonderful time we had had that day. 回去的火车上,大家都说,这一天过得真愉快。
7. By the time we've reached Vancouver, there are very few people left on the train. 到温哥华的时候,车上只剩下稀稀拉拉的几个人。
8. By comparison, nearly half of male high-school students express their preference for a traditional, male-headed, one provider, nuclear family, where the wife stays home as mother and housewife. 与此相比, 几乎有一半男中学生表达了他们对传统的、以男人为家长的、只有一个人养家糊口的核心家庭的偏爱,在这种家庭里妻子作为母亲和家庭主妇呆在家里。
9. When I boarded the train, I could not help noticing that a great many local people got on as well. 我上车时不禁觉察到许多本地人也上了车。
10. What an idiot I was to leave my suitcase on the train! 我真笨, 竟把手提箱落在火车上了!