1. But instruments far more delicate than that were needed if any really serious advance was to be made.
    但是，如果要取得真正重大的进展，需要有比这种装置精细得多的仪器。

2. Both the police and the workmen were grateful to the student for this piece of advance information.
    警察与工人都对那个学生事先通报情况表示感谢。

3. With the invention of writing, a great advance was made, for knowledge could then be not only communicated but also stored.
    随着书写的发明，又迈进了一大步，因为这样一来，知识不仅能交流，而且能储存了。

4. While meters don't always show the true fare (dishonest drivers sometimes adjust them to advance faster), it is seldom cheaper to rely on the driver to quote a fare.
    虽然计程器不会总是显示正确的车费，（有时司机不诚实，会改装计程器让它们跑得更快，）但你也别指望司机的报价会更便宜。

5. They are greatly pleased at every little advance the child makes.
    孩子们所取得的每一点成绩都会令他们高兴。

6. The next important advance in understanding malaria came in the 17th century, when many newly discovered plants in the New World were sent back to Europe to be used as medicines.
    在疟疾理解方面接下来的一个重要进展发生在17世纪，这时，很多在新世界新发现的植物被送回到欧洲用作药材。

7. The rise of jukus is praised by some as one of the secrets of Japanese success, a healthy sign of a system where people advance on the basis of merit.
    课外学校的崛起，被某些人称赞为日本式成功的秘诀之一，是一个人人以德立身的健康体制的标志。

8. Do you have to pay in advance?
    你需要预先付帐吗?

9. Do you always reserve a room in advance?
    你总是预定房间吗?

10. Another advance, a computer-controlled brain scanning device, has led to a second discovery by those seeking the biological component of mental abilities.
    另一进展，一台计算机控制的脑部扫描仪，使得寻找思维能力的生理因素的研究人员有了第二个发现。