I have just received a letter from my brother, Tim.

我刚刚收到弟弟蒂姆的来信，

'The play may begin at any moment,' I said.

“剧马上就要开演了，”我说。

Before he retired, Frank was the head of a very large business company, but as a boy he used to work in a small shop.

在退休前，弗兰克是一家非常大的商业公司的经理，但他小时候却在一家小铺里做工。

'It doesn't matter,' I said.'I'll get off here.'

“没关系，”我说，“我就在这儿下吧。”

Our dog, Rex, used to sit outside our front gate and dark.

我家的狗雷克斯，过去常坐在大门外面叫。

After having been instructed to drive out of town, I began to acquire confidence.

在接到把车开出城的指令后，我开始有了信心。