tered far and wide across the country.
我以前的同学现在分散在各个地方。
masses：a large number or amount 一大片，许多，大量
25.…only a wildness of disorder and a rising storm… 他能看到的只是一片乱糟糟的景象和越刮越猛的狂风。
a wildness of ……
：一片杂乱
There was a wildness of disorder there after the collapse of the building. 房屋倒塌后那儿是一片杂乱
26.When Mr. Fotheringay stopped the rotation of the solid globe，he said nothing about the movables upon its surface. 当佛泽林盖先生停止了坚固地球的转动时，地面上的那些能动的东西是否也要停止运动，他只字未提。
All the movables on its surface did not stop rotating，and they continued to move at a great speed，causing great damage.
27.…much more violently than if they had been fired out of a cannon……… 即便它们是从大炮里发射出来也没有这么大的力量。… everything had been thrown off the ground and pushed forward much more forcibly than if they had been launched from a big gun.
28.These things Mr. Fotheringay did not fully appreciate.这些情况佛泽林盖先生并不完全理解。
Mr. Fotheringay could not fully understand these things.
29.But he perceived that his miracles had miscarried，and with that a great disgust of miracles came upon him. 但是他发觉自己的奇迹出轨了，随之，对奇迹深恶痛绝的心情涌上心头。
But he realized that his miraculous powers had been used wrongly and had brought about results he did not expect，so he began to hate miracles.
perceive/conceive
perceive：表示“察觉出外在的事物” I didn't perceive him go out of the room.
我没有察觉到他从房间里出去。
conceive：表示“在心中构想出一种新的想法 ”
Scientists first conceived the idea of the atomic bomb in the 1930s.
科学家在 20 世纪 30 年代首先有了原子弹的构想。
come upon/on/over *******：seize or have an effect on ********. （情绪、感情等）袭击、影响 ……。
When I heard how the man treated his old mother，a disgust of him came upon me .
当我听到他如何对待他的老母亲 时，一种对他的厌恶感涌上心头。
A great longing of seeing her came upon him when he learnt that she had returned home from the United States. They had not seen each other for 20 years.
当他得知她从美国回来了，他突然感到很想见到她。他们已经 20年没见面了。
30.He remained on all fours leaning against the wind，intent to have everything right.他还是四肢伏地，后背顶着狂风，决心要让一切恢复正常。
He was intent on getting to the office in time. 他一心一意要按时赶到办公室。
He is intent on improving his manner. 他决意要改进自己的举止。
To have/put/set sth right：to correct sth./******.； to fix sth. 纠正，使正常
The tap is leaking. Could you get someone to put it right？ 水龙头漏水了。你能否找个人来修一修？
Whenever we find anything wrong，we do our best to put it right.
我们无论何时发现有任何不对时，都会尽力纠正的。
