I could not hear the actors.

因为我听不见演员在说什么。

They always tell you what a picture is 'about'.

总是告诉你一幅画的“意思”是什么。

The Wayle is a small river that cuts across the park near my home.

威尔河是横穿过我家附近公园的一条小河。

I tried to make conversation.

我试图找个话题和她聊聊。

I had no sooner got back to the kitchen than the doorbell rang loud enough to wake the dead.

我刚回到厨房，门铃又响了起来，响声足以把死人唤醒。

a remote place in the South Pacific, a long way west of Samoa.

那是南太洋中一个很偏僻的小岛，位于萨摩亚群岛以西，距离群岛还有很长一段距离。