1. Because time was short — the patient was dying — the Red Cross man and an officer set out in an army vehicle.
    由于时间紧迫--病人已奄奄一息--红十字会的人和一名军官乘一辆军车出发。

2. With scarcely a glance at the items, the clerk sweeps them across an aperture, where a special marking on each item is scanned by a low-powered laser beam inside the machine, connected to a remote computer.
    收款员几乎不看商品，只是把商品从机器上的孔眼处一扫而过，机器里的低能量激光对商品上的一个特殊标志进行扫描，这台扫描机与另一台电脑相联。

3. The river was very broad , and it took the boat a long time to cross.
    河很宽，船走了很久才到对岸。

4. The beam from a flashlight showed a beggar sleeping at his doorstep.
    借用手电筒的光, 他看到了一个睡在他家门口的乞丐。

5. This cross marks the spot where she died.
    这个十字符号标明她死去的地点.

6. The beam has begun to sag.
    横梁开始下垂了。

7. The tape was so sticky that they did not dare to cross it.
    胶带极粘，蚂蚁不敢从上面爬过。

8. The temperature drops to-30°and very few people attempt to cross the Pass.
    气温下降到零下30度，试图跨越山口的人寥寥无几。

9. The design of its badge, a red cross on a white field, was obtained by reversing the colours of Switzerland.
    红十字会的旗帜，即白底上红色十字，是由瑞士国旗红白两面色互换而成。

10. The Red Cross emblem is now used by the medical services of hospitals, ambulances, and hospital ships.
    现在，红十字会的标志用在医院、救护车、医疗船上。