A few hours earlier, someone had told the police that thieves would try to steal the diamonds.

数小时以前，有人向警方报告，说有人企图偷走这些钻石。

'What a pity!' Susan exclaimed.

“真可惜！”苏珊大声说。

Nearly a week passed before the girl was able to explain what had happened to her.

几乎过了一个星期，那姑娘才能讲述自己的遭遇。

Though, at first, Byrd and his men were able to take a great many photographs of the mountains that lay below, they soon ran into serious trouble.

虽然开始时伯德和他的助手们拍下了飞机下面连绵群山的大量照片，但他们很快就陷入了困境。

A lot of cars entered for this race last year and there was a great deal of excitement just before it began.

去年有很多汽车参加了这项比赛。比赛开始之前，人们异常激动。

The plane wasn't too badly damaged, but over the years, the crash was forgotten and the wreck remained undisturbed.

飞机损坏的程度并不严重，但是，多年来这起飞机失事已被遗忘，飞机残骸也没受到破坏。