I have just received a letter from my brother, Tim.

我刚刚收到弟弟蒂姆的来信，

'It's a new one.

这是一副新画嘛

In a few years the small workshop had become a large factory which employed seven hundred and twenty-eight people.

几年之后，小铺子已经发展成了一个雇有728人的大工厂。

'A man can never have too many ties.'

“男人有多少领带也不会嫌多。”

Since then, they have been trying to find out how the fire began.

从那时起，他们一直试图找出起火的原因。

The police had a difficult time, but they were most amused.

警察虽然吃了苦头，但他们还是感到很有趣。