The ship broke ground and steamed out of her port.

Heave short, we shall be ready to sail in half an hour.

起锚了, 半小时后我们就准备开船.

The anchor was raised and the ship pulled out.

船起锚离岸.

The ship at last touched at New York.

这艘船最后停靠在纽约.

The ship was closing with the land.

船快靠岸了.

A swamp opposed the advance of the army.

沼地阻碍了军队的前进.

It was like my own marsh country, flat and monotonous.

这地方很象我故乡的沼地,景色单调, 索然无趣.

Lunch was a snack in the fields.

午饭是在野外吃的便餐。

Rounded hills swell gradually from the village plain.

村子的原野里渐渐隆起一些圆圆的小山包.

The cattle were grazing in the field.

牛在原野上吃青草.

We are going to spend our weekends in the countryside.

这周末我们要去郊野春游.

In Hong Kong allof itsare within Country Parks under protection.

在香港,生长地点在郊野公园内而受到保护.

All will get large new wilderness areas ( see map ).

以上之举,都会新增大片荒原 ( 如图 ).

Soon the romantic � � wild west � � has ceased to be.

译文:不久,浪漫蒂克的“西部荒原”,便烟消云散了.

He was lying on the heath looking very weak indeed.

他躺在石南荒原,样子确实非常虚弱.

In such contrast the heath was the appearance of an installment of night.

相形之下,荒原已经有几分夜色.

Heavy dew fell and drenched the moor like rain, and this refreshed me for a while.

雨点般浓浓的露水湿透了荒原, 我的精神也振作了一会儿.

The noise of the wind over the heath was shrill.

吹过荒原的狂风,声音那样尖锐.

It'snowed in Sahara Desert in February of 1979.

撒哈拉沙漠曾经在一九七九年二月下雪.

Echo found her inspiration from the vast Sahara desert.

三毛从茫茫的撒哈拉沙漠中获得了灵感.

We listened to their tales about life in the Sahara Desert.

我们听他们讲述撒哈拉沙漠的生活经历.