1. The maples wavered in the wind.
    枫树在风中摇曳。

2. The wind then speaks the message of the sun to the sea and the sea transmits it on through waves----an ancient, exquisite, powerful message.
    然后，风把太阳的住处带给了大海，海洋用波浪的形式传递这个信息 -- 一个源过流长、高雅而有力的信息。

3. The undulating waves of the open sea are generated by three natural causes: wind, earth movements or tremors, and the gravitational pull of the moon and the sun.
    公海上起伏的波浪是由3个自然因素构成的：风、地球的运动或震颤和月亮、太阳的引力。

4. The first sign of disaster was a dead sheep floating down.
    灾难的第一迹象是一只死羊顺流而下，

5. Things owned for a long time are full of associations with the past, perhaps with relatives who are dead,
    东西搁得时间久了，便会充满着与过去岁月的联系，比方说与死去的亲戚有关。

6. This festival is a cheerful occasion, for on this day, the dead are said to return to their homes and they are welcomed by the living.
    这个节日是个欢乐的日子，因为在这一天，据说死去的人要回到他们的家里来，活着的人则对他们表示欢迎。

7. Thousands of lanterns slowly drift out to sea guiding the dead on their return journey to the other world.
    成千上万只灯笼慢慢漂向大海，指引着亡灵返回另一个世界。

8. The wind had brought dark clouds and heavy rain, so it was impossible to take a walk.
    风卷乌云，大雨倾盆，出去散步是不可能了。

9. This is why their dead were buried on the west bank of the Nile.
    所以他们就把死者埋葬在尼罗河西岸。

10. The bear thought he was dead and walked away, for bears never touch dead men.
    熊以为他已经死去，便走开了，因为熊从来不碰死人。