So even today for some people it's unthinkable that maize, the divine food, should end up in a petrol tank.

所以即使在今天对于一些人来说，神圣食品玉米居然要被运用到汽车油箱里，这简真是不可理喻。

We felt sure that sooner or later a stone would rip a hole in our petrol tank or damage the engine.

我们相信迟早会飞起一个石块把油箱砸开一个窟窿，或者把发动机砸坏。

The interior of the plane was modified to take extra petrol tanks, giving a theoretical range of 4,000 miles at an altitude of 4,000 feet.

飞机的内部经过改装，增加了油箱，理论航程为 4,000 英里，高度为 4,000 英尺。

For a split second, resting on the petrol tank, it seemed to paw at the heavens like a giant praying-mantis.

有那么一瞬间， 它停在油箱上， 像一只巨大的螳螂， 似乎在用爪子拍打着天空。

Those inclined to see the petrol tank as half full may note that slower consumption growth could help ease strains on supply chains, which have been stressed by especially strong demand for durable goods.

那些倾向于认为油箱已经半满的人（乐观派）可能会注意到，消费增长放缓可能有助于缓解供应链的压力，供应链一直受到耐用品需求特别强劲的压力。

He got painfully out on to the side of the track and limped to the petrol tank at the rear, pulling his bloodstained handkerchief out of his trouser pocket.

他痛苦地走到跑道的一侧， 一瘸一拐地走到后面的油箱，从裤兜里掏出沾满血迹的手帕。

With this, if he was lucky with the surface of the road, he could hope to get their tyres or their petrol tank at anything up to a hundred yards.

有了这个，如果他对路面很幸运，他就有希望在一百码以内的任何地方找到他们的轮胎或油箱。