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

这样能保证切出的酥饼厚薄适中。

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，沿河边小心地溜，探测冰的厚薄，因为来临之前有一段较暖的时间。

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.

实用无能的夏洛特跪一个空箱子旁，徒劳地用厚薄不一、大小不一的书籍铺上面。