(7) The May-day dance, for instance, was to be discerned on the afternoon under notice,in the disguise of the club revel, or "club-walking" as it was there called.
(8) The question she flunked on was: "What is the Constitution of the United States?" The answer she gave was: "A boat."
她答错的一道题是:"美国宪法*是什么? 她的回答却是"一条船。"
*the Constitution of the United States指美国宪法,但它也是美国历史上著名战舰"宪法号"的英文名字。
(9) 'When we alighted at this door, a dispute arose with the driver of the cabriolet-'. A loud scream from his wife, at the mention of this word, rendered all further explanation inaudible.
(10)All this will not be finished in the first one hundred days. Nor will it be finished in the first one thousand days, nor in the life of this Administration, nor even perhaps in our life-time on the planet.
(11) At all events the war has done one good thing for us. It's smashed up the power of the aristocracy.The Boer War started it, and 1914 put the lid on.