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I was laid up in bed with acute rheumatism.

我染上了急性风湿，卧病在床。

The house seemed muted, hushed as if it had been deserted.

房子里似乎悄然无声，安静得好像已经没人在住一样。

Friendship means understanding, not agreement. It means forgiveness, not forgetting.It means the memories last, even if contact is lost.

友情是理解，不是妥协；是原谅，不是遗忘。即使不联系，感情依然在。

Too bad he used his intelligence for criminal purposes.

他把聪明都用在了犯罪上，太可惜了。

His destination was Chobham Common, a long way from his Cotswold home.

他的目的地是乔伯姆公地，那里和他在科茨沃尔德的家离得很远。

Wash your hands thoroughly with hot soapy water before handling any food.

在拿吃的之前，用热肥皂水把手好好地洗干净。

He did not like to be caught out on details.

他不喜欢在细节上被人抓住把柄。

The Koran recommends fasting as a penance before pilgrimages.

《古兰经》劝告人们在朝圣前斋戒，以作为一种补赎。

His remedial teacher sees signs of progress in his reading and writing.

他的辅导教师发现了他在阅读和写作方面进步的迹象。

When life gets hard and you want to give up, remember that life is full of ups and downs, and without the downs, the ups would mean nothing.

当生活很艰难，你想要放弃的时候，请记住，生活充满了起起落落，如果没有低谷，那站在高处也失去了意义。

You have to pay your outstanding bill before joining the scheme.

在参加该项目之前必须结清余账。

Douglas was a 29-year-old journeyman fighter, erratic in his previous fights.

道格拉斯29岁，是个技术不错的拳击手，在以前的比赛中发挥不太稳定。

The blame for the Charleston fiasco did not lie with him.

查尔斯顿惨败错不在他。

I try to remember all the good times I've had here.

我试着回忆在这里度过的所有美好时光。

It was just then that I chanced to look round.

就在那时，我恰好环顾了下四周。