sometimes with the local priest (who was usually as poor as his parishioners), sometimes with shepherds or cheese-makers.

有时同当地牧师 （他通常和他的教民一样穷）住在一起，有时同牧羊人或制乳酪的人住在一起。

Beyond two or three days, the world's best weather forecasts are speculative,

世界上最好的两三天以上的天气预报具有很强的猜测性，

What is needed in the case of noise is a study of large numbers of people living under noisy conditions,

对于噪音问题，需要对大量生活在噪音中的人进行研究，

The hovercraft travelled first over the water, then mounted the beach,

气垫船先是在水面上行驶，后又登上海岸，

This decline in vigour with the passing of time is called ageing.

生命力随时间的流失而衰退叫做衰老。

and mechanical systems like a wound watch, or the sun,

像上紧发条的手表那样的机械装置，或太阳，