1. Even under a clear blue sky, the village looked forbidding, as all the houses were built of grey mud bricks.
    农舍全用灰色的土坯建成，因此，即使在晴朗的蓝天底下，村庄看上去也会令人感到难以亲近。

2. By comparison, nearly half of male high-school students express their preference for a traditional, male-headed, one provider, nuclear family, where the wife stays home as mother and housewife.
    与此相比, 几乎有一半男中学生表达了他们对传统的、以男人为家长的、只有一个人养家糊口的核心家庭的偏爱，在这种家庭里妻子作为母亲和家庭主妇呆在家里。

3. The fire fighters enjoined the onlookers to stand clear.
    消防员让围观者让开。

4. This point has been made clear in the foregoing chapter.
    这一点在前面那一章中已讲清楚了。

5. The ship left the island and headed for the mainland.
    轮船离开小岛向大陆开去。

6. The lesson was not clear and it has muddled me.
    这一堂课不清楚，把我给搞糊涂了。

7. The postmark was clear. The date was clear too.
    邮戳很清楚, 日期也很清楚.

8. The sky was clear, and moonlight was shimmering on the lake .
    天空中没有一片云，而月光照在湖面上，闪闪发光。

9. The serious investor needs a proper ´portfolio´----a well-planned selection of investments, with a definite structure and a clear aim.
    认真的投资者需要一份正规的投资组合表 -- 一种计划很周密的投资选择，包括你的投资结构和明确的目标。

10. The two men quarrelled bitterly and it was clear that the argument could only be settled by a fight.
    两个人争吵不休，显而易见，只有较量一番才能解决问题。