1. In time, all Sam´s money was paid back in this way. 很快,萨姆全部的钱都用同样的方式还了回来。
2. I tried to say something, but my mouth was full of cotton wool. 我想说点什么,但我嘴里塞满了药棉。
3. In a short time I was busy mixing butter and flour and my hands were soon covered with sticky pastry. 不一会儿我就忙着调拌起了黄油和面粉,很快我的手上就沾满了粘粘的面糊。
4. If, at the time, the British had not feared invasion, it would have been completed. 如果不是因为那时英国人害怕入侵,隧道早已建成了。
5. It threatened to surround him completely, but Tazieff managed to escape just in time. 眼看就要将他团团围住,但塔捷耶夫还是设法及时逃离了。
6. I was being tested for a driving licence for the third time. 我第3次接受驾驶执照考试。
7. I continued driving and after some time, the examiner tapped loudly. 我继续往前开着。过了一会儿,主考人砰砰地敲了起来。
8. It was one of the biggest buildings of all time and a lot of people from many countries came to see it. 它是有史以来最高大的建筑物之一,因此,人们从各个国家纷纷前来参观。
9. I suggest that you did not catch the 8 o´clock train, but that you caught the 8.25 which would still get you to work on time. 您乘的不是8点钟的火车,而是8点25分的,这次车同样能使您按时上班。
10. It would strike twelve in twenty minutes´ time. 再过20分钟,大钟将敲响12下。