Cooper was a good mixer, he was popular.

库珀是个善交际的人，很受欢迎。

She was widowed when she was 35.

她35岁时就守了寡。

It was summer and school was out.

夏天，学校放假了。

The room I was given was a hovel.

分给我的房间又脏又小。

I was aware that she was trembling.

我察觉到她在发抖。

He was rowing for all he was worth.

他在拼命地划船。

It was a Monday, so she was at home.

那是个星期一，所以她在家。

I was honest about what I was doing.

我对我所做的一切毫不隐瞒。

He was lying—or was he?

他在说谎，还是没有说谎？

I was going well and was lying fourth.

我干得不错，名列第4。

When I was young chocolate was a treat.

我年轻的时候，吃巧克力是一种难得的享受。

His mouth was open, and he was snoring.

他张着嘴巴，打着鼾。

She was glad when the meeting was over.

会议结束时她很高兴。

The light was on and the door was open.

灯亮着，门开着。

The question was, where the heck was he?

问题是，他究竟人在哪儿？

It was shameful the way she was treated.

她竟然受到那样的对待，太不像话了。

It was odds-on that there was no killer.

很可能根本就没有凶手。

He was beginning to think he was a jinx.

他开始认为他是个不祥之人。

She was reluctant to admit she was wrong.

她不愿承认自己有错。

He was not unintelligent, but he was lazy.

他并非不聪明，不过就是懒。

I was disappointed that John was not there.

我很失望约翰不在那儿。

Bergit was probably more daring than I was.

伯杰特可能比我胆子还大。

It was patently obvious that she was lying.

她显然是在撒谎。

He was convinced his phone was being tapped.

他确信自己的电话在被人窃听。

Her speech was slurred—she was clearly drunk.

她说话含混不清—她显然是喝醉了。

The coffee was untouched, the toast was cold.

咖啡未被动过，吐司是冷的。

Her face was colourless, and she was shaking.

她脸色苍白，全身发抖。

Much of what was reported to them was hearsay.

他们听到的汇报大多都是道听途说。

I was surprised to hear (that) he was married.

听说他结婚了，我很惊讶。