1. Although he is a socialist, Mr. Wells is scarcely in sympathy with the working class. 虽然威尔斯先生是个社会主义者,但他对工人阶级几乎没有同情心。
2. Genetic selection is a way of exerting influence over others, "the ultimate collective control of human destinies," as writer Wells put it. 基因选择是对他人施加影响的一种方式,正如作家威尔斯所说的“人类命运的终极集体控制”。
3. About 650 wells are on fire. 约六百五十口油井在燃烧。
4. Villagers still have to draw their water from wells. 村民仍然要从井里打水。
5. Of 27 new wells drilled, 16 have proved exploitable. 在27个新钻的井中,16个已被证明是可开采的。