To their surprise, the precious parcel was full of stones and sand!

令他们吃惊的是，那珍贵的包裹里面装的全是石头和沙子！

This note is only a reminder.

谨此提请注意。

Now he has put an ugly stone head over the gate.

现在他把一个丑陋的石雕头像放在了大门上边，

He then asked when Mr.Gilbert would be allowed to go home and the doctor told him that he would have to stay in hosptial for another two weeks.

然后他又问吉尔伯特先生什么时候可以回家，医生说他在医院还必须再住上两个星期。

Winter was coming on and the hills threatened the surrounding villages with destruction, for heavy rain would not only wash away the soil but would cause serious floods as well.

冬季即将来临，这些山丘对周围的村庄具有毁灭性的威胁，因为大雨不仅会冲走土壤，而且还会引起严重的水灾。

Like his father, he was driving a car called Bluebird.

同他父亲一样，他也驾驶着一辆名叫“蓝鸟”的汽车。