for the descriptions given by people who claimed to have seen the puma were extraordinarily similar.

因为凡是声称见到过美洲狮的人们所描述的情况竟是出奇地相似。

Obtaining 'protection money' is not a modern crime.

榨取保护金"并不是一种现代的罪恶行径。

but I could not conceal the fact that I was impressed by the size of the diamonds.

其钻石之大给我留下了深刻的印象。

The tiny painting proved to be an unknown masterpiece by Correggio and was worth hundreds of thousands of pounds.

那幅不大的画原来是柯勒乔的一幅未被发现的杰作，价值几十万英镑。

By correlating markings made in various parts of the world, historians have been able to read this difficult code.

历史学家通过把世界各地留下的这种痕迹放在一起研究，终于弄懂了这种费解的代码。

Turning back down the main street,

便掉转身子，沿着那条主要街道加快步伐，