You don't know, hissed the demon.

It is The Demon-Haunted World by the lamented Carl Sagan.

那就是由已故的卡尔·根撰写的《魔鬼出没的世界》.

He has been possessed by the demon of disease for years.

他多年来病魔缠身.

The dead cigarette was still between his fingers.

那支已熄灭的香烟仍在他指间。

There were girls enough on the catch for him if we had been idle.

如果我们无所作为,有的是姑娘在打他的主意.

Regulations do say you have to obey every order. That's the catch.

军规说,你一定得服从命令. 圈套就在这里嘛.

That sly guy stole the cake while the cook's back was turned.

那狡猾的家伙趁厨师转过身把蛋糕偷走了.

The case has set neighbour against neighbour in the village.

这件事使得村里邻里间反目成仇。

Everybody says he is the very man for the case.

每个人都说他是接手这个案子的最佳人选。

There was nothing on the horizon except the Alps.

远处,只望见阿尔卑斯山.

Analysis of the Archer's bones showed he was from the Alps.

对弓箭手的骨骼分析表明他来自阿尔卑斯山.

Who hasn't dreamed of visiting the Alps for a vacation?

谁不曾梦想过到阿尔卑斯山度假 呢 ?

The Alps are some of the most impressive mountains.

阿尔卑斯山脉是最让人印象深刻的山脉之一.

His strict army , officers and men of the ban on Shalue.

他治军严谨, 禁止将士杀掠.

The ban was deemed a non-tariff barrier to trade.

这项禁令被视为 非 关税壁垒.

He pointed out that the ban still stands.

他指出禁令仍然有效.

The police lifted the ban against parking in this street.

警察取消了不准在这条街上停车的禁令.

The ban is intended to be permanent.

禁令将永久生效。

He was sent flying into the air and landed 20ft away.

他被抛到空中，落在20英尺外的地方。

Poor Joe got the ax at the office yesterday.

可怜的乔昨天被革职了.

Should the ax glorify itself above him who chops with it?

15斧岂可向用斧砍伐的自夸 呢 ?