1. There were occasions when Churchill would speak for five, six, or seven minutes, while poor Major Birse dashed his pencil desperately over the paper, trying to capture enough words to convey the eloquence into Russian.
    有很多次丘吉尔会一连说上五、六或七分钟，这时可怜的伯尔斯少校手里的铅笔在纸上飞速运转，拼命地捕捉词句，想把这滔滔不绝的发言用俄语表达出来。

2. He waved desperately to his companion, who had been water- skiing for the last fifteen minutes.
    他拼命向他的同伴挥手，这个同伴在刚才十五分钟里一直在水上滑水撬。

3. He waved desperately to his companion, who had been water skiing for the last fifteen minutes.
    他绝望地向他的伙伴挥手，他的伙伴在过去的15分钟里一直在滑水。