1. A long-lost brother, who was presumed dead, was really alive all the time and wickedly plotting to bring about the hero´s downfall. And so on.
    主人公一位长期失散的兄弟，大家都以为死了，实际上一直活着，并且正在策划暗算主人公；如此等等，

2. Admittedly it was an unusual pie dish, for it was eighteen feet long and six feet wide.
    这个馅饼盘子确实少见，有18英尺长，6英尺宽。

3. As long ago as 1809, the Swedish Parliament introduced a scheme to safeguard the interest of the individual.
    早在1809年，瑞典论会就建立一个保护公民利益的制度。

4. A planet would have to be a very long way from it to be capable of supporting life.
    那么一颗行星为了维持生命就要离开的它的恒星非常远。

5. After a long period of rain the river may overflow its banks.
    久雨这后，河水会泛滥成灾，

6. ´So long as there´s something to identify, we will give people their money back,´ said a spokeswoman for the Bank.
    "只要有东西可供识别，我们会把钱还给人家的，"银行的一位女发言人说。

7. As we had had a long walk through one of the markets of old Delhi, we stopped at a square to have a rest.
    当我们穿过旧德里的市场时走了很长一段路，我们在一个广场上停下来休息。

8. As soon as he saw us, he picked up a long pipe which was covered with coins and opened one of the baskets.
    他一见我们，就拿起了一个长长的上面镶有硬币的管乐器，并掀开了一个筐的盖子。

9. As it is, they have been drilling for sixteen hours and they still have a long way to go.
    实际情况是，他们已连续钻了16个小时了，但离钻透还早着呢。

10. As they are expected to be hungry after their long journey, food is laid out for them.
    因为预料到他们在经过长途旅行之后会感到饥饿，所以为他们摆放好了食品。