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He called the minister of the interior and, lo and behold, within about an hour, the prisoners were released...是什么意思？

He called the minister of the interior and, lo and behold, within about an hour, the prisoners were released...

他給內政部長打了個電話，結果你看，不到一個鐘頭囚犯就給釋放了。

he

pron. 他，它，一個人；n. 雄性動物；

例句
Logic had prevailed and he had abandoned the idea.
最終理智占了上風，他打消了那個念頭。

called

v. 叫( call的過去式和過去分詞 )，通電話，認為，估計；

例句
He has also called for an acceleration of political reforms.
他同時呼吁加快政治改革的步伐。

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指說話人與聽者已知的人（物），用于獨一無二的事物前，與形容詞最高級和序數詞連用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他對該國的確知之甚多。

minister

n. 大臣，部長，公使，牧師；vi. 輔助，服侍，執行牧師職務；

例句
The next prime minister could abrogate the treaty.
下一任首相可能會廢除這個條約。

of

prep. 關于，屬于…的，由…制成；aux. 助動詞 [非標準用語、方言] =have [主用于虛擬語氣]；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他對該國的確知之甚多。

interior

n. 內部，內地，內政，內心；adj. 內部的，內地的，國內的，內面的；

例句
The late afternoon sun brightened the interior of the church.
傍晚的太陽照亮了教堂內部。

and

conj. 和，與，而且，于是，然后，因此；

例句
I spend a lot on expensive jewelry and clothing...
我花很多錢購買昂貴的首飾和衣服。

lo

int. <古>看，瞧；

例句
He called the minister of the interior and, lo and behold, within about an hour, the prisoners were released...
他給內政部長打了個電話，結果你看，不到一個鐘頭囚犯就給釋放了。

behold

vt. 看到，注視，領悟；vi. 瞧，用在祈使句中以引起人注意；int. 瞧，看呀；

例句
Fear Not. Behold The Saviour...
別怕。看救世主…

within

adv. 在內，在里面，在屋內，在心中，心里是；prep. 不超過，在…的范圍內，在…能達到的地方，在…內，在…里面；n. 內部，里面；

例句
If you do not pay within 28 days, interest will accrue...
如果28天之內不付款，就會自然生息。

about

prep. 關于，大約，在…周圍；adv. 大約，在附近，在四周，幾乎；adj. 在附近的，四處走動的，在起作用的，在流行中的；

例句
The helicopter can zip along at about 150 kilometres an hour.
該直升機能以每小時150公里左右的速度疾進。

an

art. 一（在元音字母前代替不定代詞a），一任一某一，一個；

例句
He started eating an apple...
他開始吃蘋果。

hour

n. 小時，鐘頭，時間，時刻，固定時間，課時；

例句
We were allotted half an hour to address the committee.
給了我們半個小時向委員會作陳述。

prisoners

n. 囚徒( prisoner的名詞復數 )，俘虜，被奪去自由的人[動物]等；

例句
The regulations were relaxed and the prisoners could get out and about a bit.
規定有所放寬，犯人可以出去短暫放風。

were

be的過去時復數和第二人稱單數形式，有時代替 was,用于條件從句、動詞 wish 之后等；

例句
Shops, houses, and vehicles were set ablaze.
店鋪、房子和車輛全都陷于火海。

released

v. 釋放( release的過去式和過去分詞 )，放開，發布，發

例句
At 3.30 p.m. a bulletin was released announcing that the president was out of immediate danger.
下午3點30分發布了公告，稱總統已經暫時脫離危險。

...the spiralling vortex airflow that slows the plane.
使飛機減速的螺旋形氣流渦旋

You just go on ahead. I'll come by later...
你只管先往前走。我隨后就來。

He who spares his rod hates his son, But he who loves him chastens him early.
24不忍用杖打兒子的,是恨惡他;疼愛兒子的, 趁早管教.

For further information, please contact 414 3925, extension 2253.
詳情請致電414 3925,轉分機2253。

He sat there while I made the case for his dismissal...
他坐在那兒，聽我陳述解雇他的理由。

Baroness Thatcher's claims seem credible to many.
撒切爾女男爵的主張在很多人看來是可信的。

Nothing to be got without pains but poverty.
一份耕耘，一份收獲。

This decree obliges unions to delay strikes.
該法令迫使工會推遲罷工。

The right to demand payment from the endorser of a commercial paper when the first party liable fails to pay.
追索權當有支付義務的第一方不能支付時，可以向商業票據的背書人要求支付的權力。

Those booking a block of seats get them at reduced rates.
團體訂座可享受折扣價。

...government funds.
政府資金

'Things are moving ahead.'— I found that statement vague and unclear.
“事情正在取得進展。”——我認為這個說法含糊不清。

We are rather inhibited about touching each other.
我們對身體接觸感覺很不自在。

Yorkshire is still very much a farming community with good meat, good dairy produce and eggs...
約克郡在很大程度上仍以農業為主，出產優質肉類、奶制品和蛋類。

His brainwaves were constantly monitored.
對他的腦電波進行了連續監測。

He lies in an unmarked grave at Elmton.
他長眠在愛爾莫頓一處無名冢下。

I couldn't tell if he had been in a fight or had just fallen down...
我不知道他是和人家打架了，還是僅僅摔了一跤。

The moisturiser gave my face a healthy glow that lasted all day.
涂了潤膚霜，我的臉一整天都紅潤亮澤。