1. But a watch could never repair itself----it does not consist of living parts, only of metal, which wears away by friction.
    但是，手表决不会自行修理，它不是由有生命的部件组成，而是由金属组成，而金属可以随着磨擦而磨损殆尽。

2. Byrd at once ordered his men to throw out two heavy food sacks.
    伯德马上命令他的助手们把两个沉重的食物袋扔掉，

3. Bits of broken glass, lengths of string, a key to a door long since decayed away, a rusty knife-blade, old shoes saved for a road that never was and never will be, a nail bent under the weight of things too heavy for any nail, a dried flower or two s
    碎玻璃块；小线头儿；一扇早已朽败的门上的钥匙；一把锈蚀的刀；一双为某条从来没有、将来也不会有的路而准备的旧鞋；一颗弯折的钉，它所承受过的重量足以弄折任何钉子；一两支干花，仍散发出几许花香。

4. For it is then almost ready to undertake heavy work and can begin to earn its keep straight away.
    这个年龄的象差不多已能干重活，可以很快挣回饲养它的开支。

5. For the simple reason that I was left with several curiously shaped bits of metal which did not seem to fit anywhere.
    原因很简单，因为还剩下几个形状奇特的零件似乎哪里也装不上去。

6. For heavy rain would not only wash away the soil but would cause serious floods as well.
    因为大雨不仅会冲走土壤，而且还会引起严重的水灾。

7. The boat capsized in heavy seas.
    船在大海中倾覆了.

8. The clatter of metal plates was heard from the kitchen.
    金属盘碟的哗啦声自厨房传出。

9. The rain was heavy, and consequently the road was flooded.
    雨很大, 所以路被淹没了.

10. The heavy storms destroyed a good part of our crops.
    几场暴雨把大部分庄稼都毁坏了。