Before we had time to worry about what mighthappen, we were back on the plain again. Bruce consulted the map once more and toldus that the village was now only fifteen miles away. Our next obstacle was a shallowpool of water about half a mile across.

　　19.Before we had time to worry about what might happen, we were back on the plainagain.

　　我们还未来得及担心后果，车已重新开上了平地。

　　语言点:句子结构分析:before引导时间状语从句，从句中还包含一个宾语从句what might happen,交代worry的内容。

　　20.Bruce consulted the map once more and told us that the village was now onlyfifteen miles away.

　　布鲁斯又看了一眼地图，告诉我们那座村庄离我们只有15英里了。

　　语言点:句子结构分析:that引导宾语从句，说明told的内容。

　　21.Our next obstacle was a shallow pool of water about half a mile across.

　　下一个障碍是一片约半英里宽的浅水塘。

　　语言点:句子结构分析: about half a mile across为介词短语，作后置定语，说明浅水塘的情况。