He noticed at once that discipline was slack: the Danes had the self-confidence of conquerors, and their security precautions were casual.

他马上发现丹麦军纪律松弛，他们以征服者自居，安全措施马马虎虎。

Modern industry is based on the conception of the maximum production at lowest cost,

以最低成本获取最多产品，

He showed that the average individual's sleep cycle is punctuated with peculiar bursts of eye-movements,

他指出，平常人的睡眠周期中不时伴有一阵阵奇怪的眼球队活动，

From the shore line, out to a distance which may be anywhere from a few miles to a few hundred miles,

从海岸线向大海延伸几英里到几百英里的区域是大陆架慢坡，

in fact they did nothing of the kind,

实际上那是根本不行的。

that the talent goes into the first draft, and the art into the drafts that follow.

他说，初稿是才华，以后各稿是艺术。