English: He used to work fourteen hours a day.

Chinese: 他过去常常一天工作十四个小时。


English: He doesn’t work so hard now.

Chinese: 他现在不那么辛苦地工作了。


English: I used to go to work by bus.

Chinese: 我过去常常坐公共汽车去上班。


English: I used to collect stamps when I was a boy.

Chinese: 我小时候过去常常集邮。


English: When I was watering the garden, it began to rain.

Chinese: 当我正在给花园浇水时，开始下雨了。


English: I used to water the garden every evening.

Chinese: 我过去常常每天晚上给花园浇水。


English: While my wife was working in the kitchen, I was sitting in the garden.

Chinese: 当我妻子正在厨房里干活时，我正坐在花园里。


English: I was looking at cars which were passing in the street when a small car stopped outside my gate and a man got out.

Chinese: 我正在看街上经过的汽车，这时一辆小汽车停在我家门外，一个男人下了车。


English: I was most surprised to see that the man was Ted Hale.

Chinese: 看到那个人是泰德·黑尔，我非常吃惊。


English: We were at the same school years ago.

Chinese: 很多年前我们在同一所学校。


English: In those days, Ted came to our house nearly every day and we often went out together.

Chinese: 那时候，泰德几乎每天都来我们家，我们也常常一起出去。


English: We were great friends, but one day we quarrelled and I never saw him again.

Chinese: 我们曾是很要好的朋友，但是有一天我们吵架了，从那以后我再也没有见过他。


English: As he got out of his car, I called my wife and we both hurried out to greet an old friend.

Chinese: 当他从车里出来时，我叫了我妻子，我们两个人都急忙出去迎接一位老朋友。


English: This job requires a lot of experience.

Chinese: 这份工作需要很多经验。


English: Frank told me about his experiences as a young man.

Chinese: 弗兰克给我讲了他年轻时的经历。


English: It was his job to repair bicycles.

Chinese: 他的工作是修理自行车。


English: He is a very experienced doctor.

Chinese: 他是一位很有经验的医生。


English: My father enjoys doing jobs about the house.

Chinese: 我爸爸喜欢做家里的杂活。


English: The government is trying to persuade people to save money.

Chinese: 政府正在努力劝人们存钱。