They were expecting a valuable parcel of diamonds from South Africa.

他们正期待从南非来的一个装着钻石的贵重包裹。

The porter, however, could not understand me.

然而搬运工却不明白我的话。

Jasper White is one of those rare people who believes in ancient myths.

贾斯珀。怀特是少有的相信古代神话的人之一。

As we had had a long walk through one of the markets of old Delhi, we stopped at a square to have a rest.

当我们穿过旧德里的市场时走了很长一段路，我们在一个广场上停下来休息。

everybody,that is, except his six-year-old daughter, Jenny.

就是说，除他6岁的女儿珍妮之外的每一个人。

When it grew dark, she turned a suitcase into a bed and put the children inside it, covering them with all the clothes she could find.

天黑下来的时候，她把提箱当作小床，把两个孩子放了进去，又把所有能找到的衣服都盖在了孩子们身上。