在上次选举中，霍布斯先生摆脱党派的约束，投他自主的票。
At the last election Mr Hobbs cast off party trammels, and voted the independent ticket.
在最近几年中，霍布斯先生得了几次重病，每次都可能容易地夺去他的生命。但是，他却像有九条命的猫，很有可能活到90岁。
Mr Hobbs has had several severe illnesses in the last few years, each of which could easily have finished him off. But he's like a cat with nine lives and will probably live to see ninety.
霍布斯晋升之后便很快失去了同事们对他的欢心。
Hobbs soon fell out of favour with his colleagues when he was promoted above them.
