1. For the first time in his life, he became the proud owner of a bed which had springs and a mattress.
他平生第一次自豪地拥有了一张既有弹簧又带床整的床。
知识点1：which引导的定语从句对bed进行修饰限定。
知识点2：表示“第几次”常常使用介词for:
for the first (second, third...) time 第一(二、三 )次；for the last / final time 最后一次
2. Glancing at the bits of wood and metal that lay around him, the man sadly picked up the mattress and carried it into his house.
年轻人看了一眼周围的碎木片和碎金属片，伤心地捡起了床垫，把它拿进了屋。
知识点1：glancing at是现在分词短语作状语。原句还可以改为：
After he glanced at the bits of wood and metal that lay around him, the man sadly picked up the mattress and carried it into his house.
知识点2：that lay around him 是 wood and metal 的定语从句。
知识点3：carry sth. into somewhere把某物搬/拖/拉/拽进某地
3. He slept very well for the first two nights, but on the third night, a storm blew up.
头两天晚上，他睡得非常好。但第三天晚上起了风暴。
知识点1：序数词放在基数词前面表示“前……个”或“后……个”：
for the first two nights 头两天夜里；for the first few days 在开始的几天里
知识点2：blow up意为“形成” ：A storm blew up.风暴驟起。
4. When he woke up, he was still on the mattress.
在他醒来时，他仍然躺在床垫上。
知识点：人位于床上，与床有接触面，所以用介词on。
