John went to see his bank manager who sent the remains of wallet and the money to the special department of the Bank of England in Newcastle: the Mutilate Ladies!

约翰去找银行经理，经理把约翰的钱包和纸币的残留物送到英国银行在纽卡斯尔的一个专门部门——残钞鉴别组。

Above the surface of the water, the towers rise to a height of nearly 700 feet.

塔身高出水面将近700英尺。

Cooked in wine, snails are a great luxury in various parts of the world.

蜗牛加酒烧煮后，便成了世界上许多地方的一道珍奇的名菜。

They employed a few farmhands, but no one was willing to work there long.

他们雇了几个农工，但谁也不愿意在那儿长期工作下去。

Needless to say, the man's name was Hans Bussman and he really was Franz's long-lost brother.

不出巴斯曼夫人所料，那人的名字真是汉斯。巴斯曼，他确实是弗朗兹失散多年的兄弟。

I was not surprised to find that the machine still refused to work after I had reassembled it,

等我装完后，那台割草机仍然一动不动，对此我倒并不感到吃惊。