While this was going on, Mr.Taylor was upstairs.

这开始发生时，泰勒先生正在楼上。

It has a span of 4,260 feet.

桥长4，260英尺。

he always insisted that it should be written out in full.

但他还是坚持要求将信的全文写在信纸上。

True eccentrics never deliberately set out to draw attention to themselves.

真正古怪的人从不有意引人注意。

When he denied the train's existence,

他说根本没有这趟车。

The story of a poor family that acquired fame and fortune overnight, dramatically illustrates the power of the press.

下面这户穷人一夜之间出名发财的故事戏剧性地说明了新闻报道威力。