Instead of electricity, there were kerosene lanterns.

没有电, 有煤油灯。

It turned out that our calculations were incorrect.

结果证明我的计算是错误的。

The accident happened chiefly because you were careless.

发生事故的主要原因是你不小心。

We radioed headquarters that we were in trouble.

我向总部报告, 说我遇到了困难。

It was a time when motorcars were rare.

那是汽车很罕见的时代。

They perceived that they were unwelcome and left.

意识到是不受欢迎的, 于是就离开了。

They complained that the wages were too low.

资过低。

I fretted that my fingers were so skinny.

我为自己瘦骨嶙峋的手指而烦恼。

The house was burglarized while its occupants were asleep.

这房子在屋里人睡觉时被盗。

It would not facilitate matters if you were uncooperative.

如果你不合作, 事情就不好办了。

The brothers were outwardly friendly;inwardly they were far apart.

弟兄表面上很友好,骨子里却很疏远。

The flamen of sacrifice thought that they were unpropitious.

祭司认为这些都是不祥之物。

I'd slip away sharpish if I were you.

如果我是你，就赶快溜之大吉。

The blizzard struck while we were still on the mountain.

我还在山上的时候暴风雪就袭来了。

His duties devolved upon his collegues while he were abroad.

在出国期间的作被移交给的同事。

The company had falsely claimed that its products were biodegradable.

公司谎称的产品是可生物降解的。

They were thoroughly rousted out and their camps were destroyed.

被彻底撵出来了, 营地也被毁了。

She certainly hasn't been pining while you were away!

你不在的时候她可并不难受。

When you were a child, you were always throwing tantrums.

你小的时候总是乱发脾气。

I was really bummed out that there were no tickets left.

没有票了，我非常恼火。