1. James Cameron of the London News Chronicle, who was in China in 1954, reported even then the pace of building was unbelievable; how four new hospitals, six factories, and eleven full-scale blocks, had been laid out, started and completed in a matter
    一九五四年访问中国的伦敦《新闻纪事报》记者詹姆斯·卡麦隆报导说，当时建设速度之快是难以令人置信的：四家医院，六座工厂和十一个完整的街区仅在数周之内就设计、建造并完工了。

2. In the early morning, the food that had been laid out for the dead is thrown into a river or into the sea as it is considered unlucky for anyone living to eat it.
    一大早，人们便把为死者摆放的食品扔进河中或海里，因为人们认为活着的人吃了这些东西是不吉利的。

3. I laid out the diaries in two big steel suitcases I had bought.
    我把日记平放在买来的两个大铁箱里,