1. The modern city consists of monstrous edifices and of dark narrow streets full of petrol fumes, coal
    现代城市是由大得怕人的大厦和充斥着难闻的汽油味, 煤灰和有毒气体和又阴暗又狭窄的街道所组成,

2. The intruders ransacked the city thoroughly.
    入侵者将这个城市洗劫一空。

3. The city governmemt decreed that all dogs must be licensed.
    市政府颁令所有的狗都必须有牌照。

4. The sky was lurid with the flames of the burning city.
    城市燃烧的火焰映红了天空。

5. The fortress was the nucleus of the ancient city.
    这城堡是这座古城的中心.

6. The city at one time must have been prosperous, for It enjoyed a high level of civilization.
    这座古城在一个时期准是很繁荣的,因为它曾享有高度文明.

7. The whole city was rife with rumors of political corruption and bribery.
    全城充斥着政治腐败和贿赂的谣言。

8. They could be saved so much misery and expense if they chose to live in the city where they rightly belong.
    如果他们愿意生活在城市，本该免除这许多苦处和开支，因为他们本来就是那里的正当居民。

9. The modern city consists of monstrous edifices and of dark, narrow streets full of petrol fumes and toxic gases, torn by the noise of the taxicabs, lorries and buses, and thronged ceaselessly by great crowds.
    大得吓人的高楼和阴暗狭窄的街道组成了今日现代化的城市。街道上充斥着汽油味和有毒气体，出租汽车、卡车、公共汽车的噪音刺耳难忍，络绎不绝的人群挤来挤去。

10. The city at one time must have been prosperous, for it enjoyed a high level of civilization.
    这座古城肯定一度很繁荣，因为它曾享有高度的文明，