新概念英語第三冊逐句精講語言點 第46課 自己動手 (9)

　　I was not surprised to find that the machine stillrefused to work after I had reassembled it, for the simple reason that I was left withseveral curiously shaped bits of metal which did not seem to fit anywhere. I gave up indespair. The weeks passed and the grass grew.

　　25.I was not surprised to find that the machine still refused to work after I hadreassembled it, for the simple reason that I was left with several curiously shaped bitsof metal which did not seem to fit anywhere.

　　等我裝完后，那臺割草機仍然一動不動，對此我倒并不感到吃驚。原因很簡單，因為還剩下幾個形狀奇特的零件似乎哪里也裝不上去。

　　26.I gave up in despair.

　　我無可奈何，只好罷休。

　　27.The weeks passed and the grass grew.

　　幾個星期過去了，草長了起來。