1. Winter was coming on and the hills threatened the surrounding villages with destruction,
    冬季即将来临，这些山丘对周围的村庄具有毁灭性的威胁，

2. We had gone there the year before to plant trees in the surrounding mountains.
    一年前我们曾到那儿周围的山上种过树，

3. Or protect them from sharks by surrounding them in defensive formation.
    或在人们周围列队保护，使他们免遭鲨鱼伤害。

4. “I found him a very charming man, very friendly, considerate — not at all proud,” said Georgie McAllister, 70, the manager of the local museum whose family has been farming the surrounding hills for generations.
    "我觉得这个人非常可爱，非常友好，非常体贴，一点也不傲慢。" 70岁的乔吉·麦卡利斯特这样说。他是当地博物馆馆长，家里人世代都在周围山上种地。"

5. From the Skeppsbron and surrounding islands the people watched this thing of beauty begin to spread her sails and catch the wind.
    人们从斯开波斯布朗和周围的岛屿前来观着这艘美丽的战船扬帆起航，乘风前进。