Cutting the biscuits out this way will ensure the best rise.

这样能保证切出酥饼厚薄适中。

Laurie did not see, for he was carefully skating along the shore, sounding the ice, for a warm spell had preceded the cold snap.

劳里没看见，他正沿河边小心地溜，探测冰厚薄，因为在寒潮来临之前有一段较暖时间。

Charlotte, who was practical without ability, knelt by the side of an empty trunk, vainly endeavouring to pave it with books of varying thickness and size.

实用无能特跪在一个空箱子旁，徒劳地用厚薄不一、大小不一书籍铺在上面。