1. Bruce charged at it, but in the middle, the car came to a grinding halt.
    布鲁斯向水塘冲去，但车开到水塘当中，嘎吱一声停住了。

2. Both marriage and family involve long-term obligations and responsibility for shared care, not just the search of happiness, that hollow goal of the modern age.
    婚姻和家庭意味着互相关爱的长期义务与责任，而不仅仅是寻求幸福，这一摩登时代的空洞目标。

3. When I went to senior middle school, I was eager to continue studying English; however, my experience in senior school was very different from before.
    到了高中后，我渴望继续学习英语，然而高中时的经历与以前大不相同。

4. We can even, if we want, interpret the term "family" to include people who are not related to us either by blood or marriage — a set of close friends who support one another, like the women I mentioned above.
    愿意的话我们甚至可以把 "家庭"看作包括一些与我们既无血缘关系、又无婚姻关系的人 --一些互相扶持的亲密朋友，就像前面所提到的那些女士。

5. While nearly everyone has heard of the information superhighway, even experts differ on exactly what the term means and what the future it promises will look like.
    尽管几乎人人都听说过信息高速公路，可即使专家们对这一名称的确切含义，以及它预示着什么样的未来也有分歧。

6. While the study is not yet complete, the children appear to have been given a long-term advantage.
    尽管这一研究尚未结束，这些孩子已显出具备了长期的优势。

7. When you're faced with an immediate temptation, remind yourself of your long-term goals — whether they be losing weight or getting a medical degree.
    面临着唾手可得的诱惑，提醒自己别忘了自己的长远目标--不管它是什么，减肥也好，拿医学学位也好。

8. The current is strongest in the middle of the river.
    河中心的水流最急.

9. This is the last week of the term.
    这是本学期最后的一周。

10. There is a table in the middle of the room.
    房间的中央有一张桌子.