I was not surprised to find that the machine stillrefused to work after I had reassembled it, for the simple reason that I was left withseveral curiously shaped bits of metal which did not seem to fit anywhere. I gave up indespair. The weeks passed and the grass grew.

　　25.I was not surprised to find that the machine still refused to work after I hadreassembled it, for the simple reason that I was left with several curiously shaped bitsof metal which did not seem to fit anywhere.

　　等我装完后，那台割草机仍然一动不动，对此我倒并不感到吃惊。原因很简单，因为还剩下几个形状奇特的零件似乎哪里也装不上去。

　　26.I gave up in despair.

　　我无可奈何，只好罢休。

　　27.The weeks passed and the grass grew.

　　几个星期过去了，草长了起来。