Here he sat on a log, and began casting his line about. Near by, under a juniper bush, Miltiades lay hidden.

在这里，他坐在一根圆木上，开始抛鱼线，就在附近，在一棵杜松树下，米尔蒂亚德斯藏了起来。

The doctor walked to a table on the other side of the room, upon which, under a towel, lay the body of a still-born child.

医生走到房间另一边的一张桌子旁， 桌子上铺着一条毛巾， 躺着一具死胎的尸体。

I have no need to explain to you the nature of the obligation under which he was laid; suffice it to say that I knew him ready to serve me in any practicable manner.

我不需要向你解释他所负义务的性质； 只要说我知道他准备好以任何切实可行的方式为我服务就够了。

I had gone deeply enough into the mystery of morbid pathological states to picture the conditions under which an exploring mind might lay itself open to such a midnight admonition; but I couldn't fit it to my present case.

我已经深入研究了病态病理状态的奥秘，可以想象在什么情况下，一个探索的头脑可能会对这样的午夜告诫敞开心扉；但我不适合我现在的情况。