I was not surprised to find that the machine stillrefused to work after I had reassembled it, for the simple reason that I was left withseveral curiously shaped bits of metal which did not seem to fit anywhere. I gave up indespair. The weeks passed and the grass grew.
25.I was not surprised to find that the machine still refused to work after I hadreassembled it, for the simple reason that I was left with several curiously shaped bitsof metal which did not seem to fit anywhere.
等我裝完后,那臺(tái)割草機(jī)仍然一動(dòng)不動(dòng),對(duì)此我倒并不感到吃驚。原因很簡(jiǎn)單,因?yàn)檫€剩下幾個(gè)形狀奇特的零件似乎哪里也裝不上去。
26.I gave up in despair.
我無(wú)可奈何,只好罷休。
27.The weeks passed and the grass grew.
幾個(gè)星期過(guò)去了,草長(zhǎng)了起來(lái)。