It was the last day of the year and a large crowd of people had gathered under the Town Hall clock.

那是一年的最后一天，一大群人聚集在市政厅的大钟下面。

'My dog had taken in into the garden.He often does this!'

“我的狗把它弄到花园里去了，他常干这种事！”

he saw two thieves rush out of a shop and run towards a waiting car.

看到有两个小偷从一家商店里冲出来，奔向等在那里的一辆汽车，

Mrs.Sterling got so angry that she ran after them.

斯特林夫人非常气愤，向着他们追了过去。

I had no sooner got back to the kitchen than the doorbell rang loud enough to wake the dead.

我刚回到厨房，门铃又响了起来，响声足以把死人唤醒。

Meanwhile, two other actors, Rockwall Slinger and Merlin Greeves, had carried two large food baskets to a shady spot under some trees.

“此时，另外两位演员，罗克沃尔。斯林格和默林。格里夫斯，已经把两个大食品篮子提到了一片树荫下。