41.

The guard's truncheon hit air. Off balance, he regained his posture to see a metal-mesh rubbish bin flying towards him.

卫兵的警棍落空了，导致他身体失去平衡，当他站稳时，他看到一个金属网编制的垃圾桶朝他飞来。

42.

The doctors say the dying man should have kicked the bucket hours ago, were he an ordinary man, but he is still defying death.

医生们说，这个垂死的一个普通病人，几小时前他就应该死了，但他现在仍然在死亡边缘徘徊。

43.

The economic strength of a country lies not alone in its ability to produce, but also in its capacity to consume.

一个国家的经济实力不仅在于它的生产能力，也在于它的消费能力。

44.

Jane is fat and rude, and smokes too much. However, Ken thinks she's lovely and charming. That's why they say love is blind.

简又胖又粗鲁，而且抽烟很凶。然而，肯认为她可爱又迷人。这就是为什么他们说爱是盲目的。

45.

The cost of living has risen so quickly that it is almost impossible for us to make both ends meet.

生活成本上涨得太快了，我们几乎不可能收支平衡。