As there were not enough lifeboats for everybody, 1,500 lives were lost.

由于没有足够的救生艇运载所有乘客，结果，1，500 人丧生。

It has been estimated that if the bridge were packed with cars, it would still only be carrying a third of its total capacity.

据估计，若桥上摆满了汽车，也只不过是桥的总承载力的1/3。

He may never be sure where the next meal is coming from, but his is free from the thousands of anxieties which afflict other people.

他可能从不知道下顿饭有无着落，但他不像有人那样被千万桩愁事所折磨。

The assistant asked him to leave, but Dickie paid no attention to him and requested to see the manager.

店员让迪基走开，他置之不理，并要求见经理。

It is possible that there is a definite relation between these paintings and the markings that sometimes accompany them.

有时，这种图画与墙壁上的刻痕共存，它们之间可能有一定的联系。

The village seemed deserted, the only sign of life being an ugly-looking black goat on a short length of rope tied to a tree in a field nearby.

村里似乎无人居住，唯一的生命迹象是附近田里一只面目可憎的黑山羊，用一截短绳拴在一棵树上。