One Saturday afternoon,I hauled the machine into the garden and had a close look at it. As far as I could see, itonly needed a minor adjustment: a turn of a screw here, a little tightening up there, adrop of oil and it would be as good as new. Inevitably the repair job was not quite sosimple.

　　16.One Saturday afternoon, I hauled the machine into the garden and had a close lookat it.

　　一个星期六的下午，我把割草机拉到了花园里，仔细检查了一番。

　　17.As far as I could see, it only needed a minor adjustment: a turn of a screw here, alittle tightening up there, a drop of oil and it would be as good as new.

　　在我看来，只需稍加调整即可。这儿紧紧螺丝，那儿固定一下，再加几滴油，就会像新的一样了。

　　语言点:句子结构分析:as far as引导比较状语从句。

　　18.Inevitably the repair job was not quite so simple.

　　事实上，修理工作远不是那么简单。