By the time I reached the church hall, everyone else was sitting down.

当我到达教堂大厅时，其他人都已经坐下了。

When Tutu was a freshman in high school, for instance, the school was so inadequate that four classes met at the same time in a church hall instead.

例如，当图图还是一名高中新生的时候，学校的条件很差，以至于四个班同时在一个教堂大厅开会。

I emerged from the church hall and stopped at the top of the steps, wondering if there was any way I could get to my car without passing him, but it was hopeless.

我从教堂大厅出来， 停在台阶的尽头，想知道是否有什么办法可以在不经过他的情况下开到我的车里， 但这是无望的。