|
|
| 41. | He had one quite reasonable offer for his used car, but turned it down.Then he could find no taker at |
| 有人出很公道的价钱要买他的旧车，但他拒绝了。其后他全然找不到买主。他由此得到深切的教训；奢求不如实得。 |
|
|
| | |
| 42. | population continues to do without forks— preferring chopsticks or those old standbys, the fingers— it is quite |
| 既然世界上大多数人一直都不用叉子进餐，而是更喜欢用筷子或传统的常备餐具———手指，人们不禁要问：为什么在西方人们至今仍觉得叉子必不可少呢？ |
|
|
| | |
| 43. | "Since the sea covers the greater part of the earth's surface it is quite reasonable to regard the sea |
| 因为海洋覆盖着地球的大部分表面，因此，有充分理由把海底看作是地壳的基本形状，除此之外则是大陆、岛屿和海洋的其他特征。 |
|
|
| | |