An American team explored a temple which stands in an ancient city on the promontory of Ayia Irini.

一个美国考古队在阿伊亚。依里尼海角的一座古城里考察了一座庙宇。

One evening, however, the lamb was missing.

可是，一天晚上，那只小羔羊失踪了。

Before they were replaced by steamships,

在蒸汽船取代帆船之前。

There were books, clothing and photographs, together with letters which the seaman had once received from his wife.

其中有书箱、衣服、照片以及水手收到的妻子的来信。

Country people run wild when they go shopping in the city and stagger home loaded with as many of the exotic items as they can carry.

乡里人进城采购欣喜若狂，每次回家时都买足了外来商品，直到拿不动方才罢休，连走路都摇摇晃晃的。

The worst thing about the do-it-yourself game is that sometimes even men live under the delusion that they can do anything, even when they have repeatedly been proved wrong.

自己动手的例子中最糟糕的是，有时甚至是男人尽管接连失败却还误以为自己什么都行，