L52
1. I have been trying to get my new room in order. (get my new room in order) 2. I own over a thousand books.(?over) 3??To make matters worse, the room is rather small, so I have temporarily put my books on the floor. (To make matters worse 更糟糕的是蛋铆，temporarily 臨時(shí);rather small ）4.?At the moment,they cover every inch of floor space and I actually have to walk on them to get in or out of the room. （cover every inch of鳍悠；at the moment ＝now??） 5.A short while ago, my sister helped me to carry one of my old bookcases up the stairs.（?A short while ago 幾分鐘前袁余； carry up 搬上） 6.She gazed at it for some time （gazed at）7.temporarily 臨時(shí)
L53
1.Forest fires are often caused by broken glass or by cigarette ends which people carelessly throw away. （throw away ）2. Yesterday the firemen examined the ground carefully。（examine 檢查）3.They were also quite sure that a cigarette end did not start the fire. （quite sure 肯定爷耀；start the fire）4.accidentally 偶然地 5. He noticed the remains of a snake which was wound round the electric wires of a 16,000-volt power line. （remains of a snake 柿冲； 5.In this way, he was able to solve the mystery. （solve the mystery） 6.explanation 解釋? 7.?A bird had snatched up the snake from the ground and then dropped it on to the wires.（snatched up ... ..dropped it on ）8.The snake then wound itself round the wires.? 9.When it did so, it sent sparks down to the ground and these immediately started a fire. （sent sparks down）
L54
1.In a short time I was busy mixing butter and flour and my hands were soon covered with sticky pastry.(In a short time 不一會(huì)兒衡查；flour 面粉用僧；covered with 粘滿 ；sticky pastry 粘糊） 2.?At exactly that moment, the telephone rang. =?Just then 3.?Nothing could have been more annoying.? 沒有更煩人的事情了辰如。4.?I picked up the receiver between two sticky fingers and was dismayed when I recognized the voice of Helen Bates. （picked up普监；?between；sticky fingers琉兜；dismay 失望凯正； ）5.?It took me ten minutes to persuade her to ring back later. 6.?What a mess! 7.?There was pastry on my fingers, on the telephone, and on the doorknobs. 7.??I had no sooner got back to the kitchen than the doorbell rang loud enough to wake the dead. （?no sooner...than... 剛..就...）8.This time it was the postman and he wanted me to sign for a registered letter! （registered letter 掛號(hào)信）
