8.  In response to renewed pleadings, Bruce stopped.

in response to : in reaction to

Ex

In reponse to an invitation we attended the meeting.

9.We informed him that the fissure extended for fifty yards and was two feet wide and four feet deep.

two feet wide and four feet deep  数量词+度量单位+ wide/deep 指...宽/深

10.Before we had time to worry about what might happen, we were back on the plain again.

背诵句型

当用Before表示"在...没有...之前" 或" 在未来得及...前" 的意思时, Before只能用于肯定式中表达否定含义. 而不能将其用于否定式中.重庆新概念英语第三册

11. A yellow light on the dash- board flashed angrily and Bruce cheerfully announced that there was no oil in the engine!

angrily 形容"灯",是拟人手法, 与cheerfully 以对比形式出现. 形成修辞--对照法. 即将相反或相对的两个意思或两个词以对等的结构安排在句中,形成对照, 增强表达效果.