Of course, New York is the ideal place for such an interesting study, because there is no shortage of tall buildings.

当然，纽约是进行这种有趣的试验的一个理想的地方，因为那里根本不缺乏高楼大厦，有的是高层的窗槛从上往下坠落。

Over a year passed before the first attempt was made.

然而一年多过去了才有人出来尝试。

To varying degrees, we all have secrets which we do not want even our closest friends to learn,

尽管我们人人都有各种大小秘密。连最亲密的朋友都不愿让他们知道，

In the same way, a Russian might fail to see anything amusing in a joke witch would make an Englishman laugh to tears.

同样的道理，一则可以令英国人笑出泪来的笑话，俄国人听了可能觉得没有什么可笑之处。

Though a number of descents have been made, much of it still remains to be explored.

人们多次进入洞内探险，但至今尚有不少东西有待勘探。

Lawn mowers whining on a summer's day, late-night parties in apartment blocks, noisy neighbors, vehicles of al kinds, especially large container trucks thundering through quiet village, planes and helicopters flying overhead, large radios carried round in

夏天呜呜作响的割草机，公寓楼里深夜聚会的喧哗声，大声吵闹的邻居，各式各样的车辆，特别是穿越寂静的村庄的集装箱卡车，从头顶飞过的飞机和直升机，被带到公共场所、音量开到最大的大功率收音机。