1·Only I knew that Hattie was infected with a secret fever, more gruesome than either of them could imagine.
只有我知道，海蒂被一种神秘的热病感染了，那比他们任何人所能想象到的还更可怕。
2·If you live in such a neighbourhood, the only time you might hear anything about a poor part of the city is on television or in the papers, which unsurprisingly tend to highlight the gruesome bits.
假如住在类似这样的地方，你可能只会在电视或报纸上看到这座城市贫民区的任何事情，电视或报纸也总是喜欢强调这些可怕的角落。
3·We had overcome centuries of gruesome history and proved to the world that America could live up to its promise.
我们超越了几个世纪可怕的历史，向全世界证明美国能够履行其人人平等的承诺。
4·Cigarette packs in the U.K. already carry gruesome images of cancer-ridden lungs, corpses and tumors.
英国的香烟包装早已带上可怕的患有癌症的肺部，尸体和肿瘤的图片。
5·Other details are not just gruesome, but downright shocking.
其他细节不仅可怕，而且更加令人震惊。