19. Hans returned to his family home, but the house had been bombed and no one inthe neighbourhood knew what had become of the inhabitants.
汉斯重返故里,但他的家已被炸毁,左邻右舍谁也不知原住户的下落。
语言点1:句子结构分析:but后面的分句说明汉斯返回家乡后看到的情景。What引导宾语从句。
语言点2:family home的意思是“故里,老家”,相当于hometown。
语言点3:become of在此理解为“遭受的情况是…”。
20. Assuming that his family had been killed during an air raid, Hans settled down in avillage fifty miles away where he had remained ever since.
汉斯以为全家人都在空袭中遇难,于是便在距此50英里外的一座村子里定居下来,直至当日。
语言点1:fifty miles away作village的后置定语,说明村子有多远。
语言点2:settle down的意思是“定居”(长期居住在某地而不随意搬家)。