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. Buried somewhere in deep grass there is a rusting lawn mower which I have promised to repair one day.
    深草丛中的某个地方有一台正在生锈的割草机，那就是我曾答应某日要修理的割草机。

3. By the time Ben was tired out, Tom had traded the next chance to Billy Fisher for a kite in good repair; and when he played out, Johnny Miller bought in for a dead rat and a string to swing it with; and so on, and so on, hour after hour.
    等到本累垮了，汤姆早已把粉刷权转让给比利·费希尔，换来一只完好的风筝。比利·费希尔干不下去了，约翰尼·米勒把粉刷权买了下来，代价是一只死耗子，和一条甩着玩的绳子。于是买主一个接着一个地来了，时间也一小时又一小时地过去了。

4. We could, at one time, repair ourselves----well enough, at least, to overcome all but the most instantly fatal illnesses and accidents.
    而我们人，在一定时间内是可以自行修复的，除了暴病死或意外事故外，至少足以克服一切疾病和事故。

5. Well, they´re trying to repair it, sir.
    啊，他们正设法修呢，先生。

6. The process of recuperation and repair begins.
    恢复和修整的过程开始了。

7. There is a hole in my shoe--can you repair it?
    我这只鞋有个洞--你能给修理吗？

8. Then the medical worker called the wheelchair repair companies to get the cheapest bid.
    然后打电话给各家轮椅维修公司，拿到最低的报价。

9. NASA is now going to put the telescope right, so it will soon be sending up four astronauts to repair it.
    国家航天局准备纠正这一错误，为此将把4名宇航员送入太空修复望远镜。

10. ´I´m trying to repair the bell,´ answered Bill.
    "我想把这口钟修好，"比尔回答说。