1. Back in the good old days of stable economic expansion — the 1950s and 1960s — a person could choose to do something new, exciting, and creative in life but could also choose to say, "That's not for me:
    回顾过去经济平稳发展的好时光--20世纪的50年代和60年代--人们可能会选择生活中某种既新鲜刺激，又有创意的事干，但是也可能会说：

2. We need to have our rotary engine repaired.
    我们需要让人修一下旋转引擎。

3. We felt sure that sooner or later a stone would rip a hole in our petrol tank or damage the engine.
    我们想念迟早会飞起一个石块把油箱砸开一个窟窿，或者把发动机砸坏。

4. That old engine is the archetype of modern locomotives.
    那台老式发动机是近代机车的原形。

5. They started the engine.
    他们开始发动引擎.

6. The new emperor was quite interested in the expansion of territory.
    新皇帝对领土的扩张非常感兴趣。

7. The steam-engine piston makes a cyclic motion.
    蒸汽机活塞做往复运动。

8. The engine works satisfactorily.
    这引擎性能良好，令人满意。

9. The hospital was facing an expensive expansion to the building because of a continual shortage of beds in intensive care.
    由于重病特别护理区一直床位不足，所以医院面临着造价高昂的扩建问题，

10. He had travelled only seven miles across the Channel when his engine failed and he was forced to land on the sea.
    但他只在海峡上空飞行7英里，引擎就发生了故障，他只好降落在海面上。

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