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.

　　28.When my wife nagged me to do something about it, I told her that either I wouldhave to buy a new mower or let the grass grow.

　　妻子喋喋不休让我想点办法。我告诉她，要么买一台新割草机，要么让草长下去。

　　语言点:nag sb.to do sth.的意思是“喋喋不休地让某人做某事。”

　　29.Needless to say our house is now surrounded by a jungle.

　　不用说，我家现在已被丛林包围。

　　语言点:句子结构分析:用jungle来形容“草”的繁茂高大，为夸张修辞格。

　　30.Buried somewhere in deep grass there is a rusting lawn-mower which I havepromised to repair one day.

　　深草丛中的某个地方有一台正在生锈的割草机，那就是我曾答应某日要修理的割草机。