| 1. | Life at the well became normal once again . 泉畔的生命又恢复常态。 |
| 2. | He stays only at the best class of hotel . 他只住最好的上等旅馆。 |
| 3. | I am ill, and at the best have not long to live . 我病了,怎么也活不了多久。 |
| 4. | Even at the best of times the lift was seldom working . 即使最顺利的时候,电梯也是很少开的。 |
| 5. | You look a fool at the best , and a knave at worst . 你呀,说好呢不过像个傻瓜,说坏呢不过像个流氓。 |
| 6. | English help seemed doubtful, and at the best symbolic . 英国的援助似乎靠不住,而且至多不过是象征性的。 |
| 7. | And it is a gruesome experience to have meals at the best big-city restaurants . 而在大城市最好的餐馆里吃饭则是令人憎恶的经历。 |
| 8. | He is difficult at the best of times -- usually he is impossible . 他即使在情绪最好的时候,都很难相处平常就更令人受不了了。 |
| 9. | It is difficult to change institutions and policies even at the best of times . 即使在形势最好的时期,进行体制和政策改革也决非易事。 |
| 10. | The women had gathered at the well which was their meeting place and center of gossip . 女人们则聚集在井边,这儿是他们会集的场所,说长道短的中心。 |