1. The bigger animals went to the surface to drink, and were promptly bogged in the river.
    这个大动物到冰表面去饮水,突然掉进水里.

2. The mailman delivered the letters promptly.
    那个邮差准时地投递信件。

3. The mailman delivered the letters promptly.
    那个邮差准时地投递信件。

4. The fourth time he fell into the hands of a professional slave-catcher, who promptly had the man´s foot cut off with an axe against a tree stump.
    第四次逃跑时，他落到了一个职业奴隶捕手的手上。那人立即用斧头将他的一只脚放在树桩上砍了下来。

5. Apparently what happened was that water collected on these tar pits, and the bigger animals like the elephants ventured out on to the apparently firm surface to drink, and were promptly bogged in the tar.
    显然，事情的经过是这样：沥青坑里积存了水，大象那样的大动物冒险到似乎坚固的水面上去饮水，立即掉进了沥青坑。

6. And he promptly handed the sheet of paper to the gaoler.
    说完，他一下子把信递给狱卒。

7. As the cry was repeated several times, she ran to tell the manager who promptly rang up the fire brigade.
    由于这种喊叫声重复了几次，她跑去报告经理，经理当即给消防队挂了电话。

8. After he had put it on the floor, he promptly went to sleep again.
    他把床垫往地板上一放，很快又睡着了。

9. If the money was not paid promptly, the gangsters would quickly put a man out of business by destroying his shop.
    如果交款不及时,歹徒们就会很快捣毁他的商店,让他破产.