1.they are more likely to be ours than theirs.这些错误往往是我们而不是铁路当局造成的。they 指mistakes;ours,theirs此处用斜体字表示强调，应该重读。

2.I could not help notcing that ...,我不禁注意到......,can't help doing 是“禁不住......”的意思。

3.strike me as odd,使我感到奇怪。

4.take advantage of,利用

5.Neither was I surprised ,这是以neither 开头的句子，要用倒装语序。

6.It suddenly dawned on me ...,我突然明白了，......

7.a note of triumph 胜利者的调子。

8.it black and white,白纸黑字。