One Saturday afternoon,I hauled the machine into the garden and had a close look at it. As far as I could see, itonly needed a minor adjustment: a turn of a screw here, a little tightening up there, adrop of oil and it would be as good as new. Inevitably the repair job was not quite sosimple.
16.One Saturday afternoon, I hauled the machine into the garden and had a close lookat it.
一個(gè)星期六的下午,我把割草機(jī)拉到了花園里,仔細(xì)檢查了一番。
17.As far as I could see, it only needed a minor adjustment: a turn of a screw here, alittle tightening up there, a drop of oil and it would be as good as new.
在我看來,只需稍加調(diào)整即可。這兒緊緊螺絲,那兒固定一下,再加幾滴油,就會(huì)像新的一樣了。
語言點(diǎn):句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:as far as引導(dǎo)比較狀語從句。
18.Inevitably the repair job was not quite so simple.
事實(shí)上,修理工作遠(yuǎn)不是那么簡(jiǎn)單。