Suddenly, there was a slight trembling sound from below, and the captain went down to see what had happened.

突然，从船舱下部传来一声微颤音，船长走下船舱去查看究竟。

Hawkwood made large sums of money in this way.

霍克伍德用这种方法挣了大笔钱。

for he brought science to the game.

是他把科学引进了这项运动。

In the same way, a Russian might fail to see anything amusing in a joke witch would make an Englishman laugh to tears.

同样的道理，一则可以令英国人笑出泪来的笑话，俄国人听了可能觉得没有什么可笑之处。

It had been purchased by a local authority so that an enormous pie could be baked for an annual fair.

某地方当局买下它用来焙制一个巨大的馅饼为一年一度交易会助兴。

For one agonizing moment, the dish was perched precariously on the bank of the canal, but it suddenly overbalanced and slid back into the water.

在令人忐忑不安的瞬间，盘子晃晃悠悠地上了岸，但它突然失去了平衡，又跌回水中。