1. The mother rocked the baby to sleep in its cradle.
    母亲摇动摇篮使婴儿入睡.

2. They both went softly into the kitchen, where the baby was sleeping in a wicker cradle.
    他们俩轻轻地进了厨房，孩子正在屋里一个柳条编的摇篮里睡觉。

3. The mother went to kneel at the side of the cradle, gently rocking it with one hand and patting the child with the other.
    孩子的母亲走过去跪在摇篮旁，一只手轻轻地摇着，另一只手拍着孩子。

4. She burst into tears, laying her head on the seat of the chair that was standing near the cradle.
    露丝实在忍受不了了。她趴在摇篮旁边的一张椅子上，大哭起来。

5. One cannot think of Africa without thinking of Egypt, the cradle of an ancient civilization, nor of Egypt without the Nile.
    想到非洲，人们不能不想到作为古代文明发祥地之一的埃及。同样，想到埃及，不能不想到尼罗河，