The chest contained the personal belongings of a seaman, Alan Fielding.

There were books, clothing and photographs, together with letters which the seaman had once received from his wife.

clothes ^{衣物(本身是复数)}

• Fine clothes make a man. ^人靠衣装

clothing ^{n.衣服，（尤指某种）服装（不可数）}

• Food, clothing, shelter and transportation are daily necessities. ^{衣食住行是生活的必须品（英语按音节、单词长度排顺）}

together with ... = along with ... ^{以及、还有...}

• Peter was murdered, together / along with three guards. ^{保安和皮特都被杀了}
• These new facts, together / along with the other evidence, prove the prisoner's innocence. ^{这些新的事实，连同其他证据一起，证明那个囚犯是无辜的。}

The captain of the Elkor ordered his men to salvage as much as possible from the wreck.

his men ^{他的手下们}

• The general ordered his men to fire.
• Byrd at once ordered his men to throw out two heavy food sacks.

subordinate ^{n.部属，下级；从属，次要}

• He left the routine check to one of his subordinates.

superior ^{n.上级，上司}

• I'll pass your complaint on to my superiors.

counterpart ^{n.地位相当的人、对应的人或物}

• The sales director phoned her counterpart in the other firm.

the grassroots ^{n.草根、底层、基层}

• This official was promoted from the grass roots.^{这名干部是从基层提拔上来的。}

the wreck ^{失事的(船、飞机等)}

• shipwreck ^{n.海难；遇难船}
• Poor man! — mentally a wreck. ^{可怜的家伙、一个脑残}

Nothing of value was found, but the numerous items which were brought to the surface proved to be of great interest.

of + 名词 ^{描述人或事物的特征}

• a man of middle height ^定语 ⇒ The man is of middle height. ^表语
• a girl of remarkable imagination ^定语 ⇒ The girl is of remarkable imagination. ^表语

numerous / countless ^无数的

• There are countless people who, ever since their early years, have learned to associate snails with food.

From a heavy gun that was raised, the captain realized that the ship must have been a cruiser.

from ^{prep.考虑到，从…来看/判断}

• From her looks l'd say she was Swedish. ^{从她的长相看，我敢说她是瑞典人。}
• From what I heard the company's in deep trouble. ^{据我所知，这家公司陷入了大麻烦。}
• From this the captain was able to piece together all the information that had come to light.

造句：From the fragments of statues, the archaeologists realized that the temple must have been a place of worship. ^{从这些雕像的碎片来看，考古学家们明白了这座庙宇当初肯定是一个祭祀的场所。}

In another chest, which contained the belongings of a ship's officer, there was an unfinished letter which had been written on March 14^th, 1943.

... which was dated March 14^th, 1943. ^{替换（上面标记的日期）}

date ^{v.注明日期；确定年代}

• a newspaper dated October 1^st, 2005 ^{2005年10月1日的报纸}
• a girl aged 20 ^{二十岁的女孩}
• a man named John ^{一个叫John的男人}
• a novel entitled Three Kingdoms  ^{一本名为《三国》的小说}

The captain learnt from the letter that the name of the lost ship was the Karen.

The most valuable find of all was the ship's log book, parts of which it was still possible to read.

“名词 + 介词 + 关系代词” 引导非限定性定语从句 ^{用于补充说明（一定是非限制性定语从句）}

不修饰先行词本身，而是修饰与先行词相关的东西或者是先行词的一部分（二册中学过关于“关系词=先行词”等量代换替换）。

• He has two sons, one of whom died in the war. ^{他有两个儿子，其中的一个死于战火。}
• The speaker posed four questions, the answers to which proved very illuminating.演讲者提了四个问题，它们的答案被证明非常具有启发性。

..., parts of which were still possible to read. ^{理解为：parts of ship's log book were still possible to read}

• Most of our fears are unreasonable, but they are impossible to erase. ^NCE3-54
• Most of our fears are unreasonable, but it is impossible to erase them. ^{换成形式主语}
• ...,but it was impossible to stop the thieves. ^{but the thieves were impossible to stop. 人不能当possible和impossible的主语}
• He is impossible to deal with. ^{这里的He其实是做的with的宾语 It is impossible to deal with him.} 

..., parts of which could still be read.  ^替换
..., parts of which were still legible. ^清晰可见

From this the captain was able to piece together all the information that had come to light.

piece sth. ↔ together ^{拼凑在一起}

• The police are still trying to piece together the facts.
• The archaeologists pieced the fragments together.

the captain was able to piece all the information together ^{如果没有information后面的定语从句的情况可以写成这样。}

reconstruct ^{vt.重建；改造；修复；重现}

• When the archaeologists reconstructed the fragments, they were amazed to find that the goddess turned out to be a very modern-looking woman.
• When the archaeologists pieced the fragments together, they were amazed to find that the goddess turned out to be a very modern-looking woman. ^替换

The Karen had been sailing in a convoy to Russia when she was torpedoed by an enemy submarine.

when ^{“这时”或“突然”}

• He was going to the sweet shop when he dropped his fifty pence.
• He was still mumbling something about hospitals at the end of the party when he slipped on a piece of ice and broke his left leg.
• The idea never appealed to me very much, but one day, after a heavy shower, I happened to be walking in my garden when I noticed a huge number of snails taking a stroll on some of my prize plants.
• The morning passed rapidly and Frank was about to leave when he noticed a large packing case lying on the floor.

This was later confirmed by a naval official at the Ministry of Defence after the Elkor had returned home.

All the items that were found were sent to the War Museum.