1. Even under a clear blue sky, the village looked forbidding, as all the houses were built of grey mud bricks.
    农舍全用灰色的土坯建成，因此，即使在晴朗的蓝天底下，村庄看上去也会令人感到难以亲近。

2. But the claim made by a local authority to recover the cost of salvaging a sunken pie dish must surely be unique.
    但某地当局为打捞一只焙制馅饼的盘子提出索赔，倒是件新鲜的事儿。

3. Without grass and trees and bushes and, yes, dirt and mud to get dirty in, children miss an important part of childhood.
    没有了青草、没有了树木、没有了灌木，还有, 没有了弄脏他们手脚和衣服的污物泥土，孩子们就失去了童年生活中的一个重要组成部分。

4. The wheels stuck in the mud.
    车轮陷在泥里了。

5. This pressure must be under control, and we control it by means of the mud which we circulate down the drill pipe.
    这种压力必须加以控制，我们让泥桨顺着钻杆向下循环，用这种方法来控制压力。

6. The pie committee decided that the best way to transport the dish would be by canal, so they insured it for the trip.
    馅饼委员会确认运输这只盘子的最佳方案是通过运河水运。于是，他们对这只盘子的运输安全投了保。

7. The pie committee telephoned a local garage owner who arrived in a recovery truck to salvage the pie dish.
    馅饼委员会给当地汽车修理库老板打电话，他闻讯后开着一辆急修车前来打捞盘子。

8. The bottle really does contain perfumed mud.
    瓶里装的的确是香水泥。

9. Have some more pie.
    再来点儿馅饼。

10. Harry does not need to be prompted to explain how he bought his precious bottle of mud.
    毋须暗示哈里就会向你讲起他买下那瓶珍贵香水泥的经过。