By this time the other pupils ( always excepting the stony boy ) gathered round .
这时候其他的学生(那位石头般的孩子总是例外)都聚集在一起。
In south-east asia possibly excepting singapore , rich and independent enough to go its own way most countries have been silent .
在东南亚,大多数国家一直默不作声可能只有新加坡是个例外,因为它足够富裕与独立,可以不用随波逐流。
Few places could be safer than an empty expanse of airport tarmac , and excepting those far-fetched scenarios above , you 'd be better off inside a plane , certainly , than inside the terminal .
Before its acquisition of foster 's of australia in december , africa ( excepting south africa ) accounted for only 12 % of sabmiller 's sales , including soft drinks and bottling .