1. Most of my friends live in the city, yet they always go into raptures at the mere mention of the country.
    我的许多朋友都住在城市，但他们只要一提起乡村，马上就会变得欣喜若狂。

2. Glancing at his map, he informed us that the next village was a mere twenty miles away.
    他瞥了一眼地图，告诉我们前面再走不到20英里就是一个村庄。

3. In vain they rush frantically round from place to place, trying to escape from avenging boredom by mere clatter and motion.
    他们到处奔乱跑，企图以闲聊和乱窜来摆脱无聊对他们的报复，

4. It went direct from my local station and the journey lasted a mere hour and seventeen minutes.
    这是趟直达车，旅途总共才需1小时17分钟。