1. When the north pole is towards the sun, the sun´s rays shine down quite straight on the northern part of the earth, while they slant down towards the southern part.
    北极斜向太阳时，阳光直射在北半球，斜射在南半球。

2. When the south pole is towards the sun, the southern half of the world (or the Southern Hemisphere) is warmer, and it has its summer (December, January and February).
    当南极斜向太阳时，地球的南半部（南半球）就比较温暖，处于夏季（十二、一、二月）。

3. The Arctic Ocean is considered by some to be a northern part of the Atlantic Ocean.
    有人认为北冰洋是大西洋北边的一个部分.

4. This country is on the Easten Hemisphere.
    这个国家在东半球。

5. They will travel in the northern cities.
    他们将在北方各城市旅行。

6. The native whites rode dusty horses, and the northern tourists traveled down the sandy village road in automobiles.
    本地的白人骑着风尘仆仆的马匹，而北方来的旅游者则驾着汽车沿着乡下的沙土路一路驶来。

7. King Gustavus Adolphus, ´The Northern Hurricane´, then at the height of his military success in the Thirty Years´ War, had dictated her measurements and armament.
    当时号称"北方飓风"的国王古斯夫斯.阿道尔弗正处在"三十年战争"的军事鼎盛阶段，他亲自规定了这艘船的规模和武器配备。

8. Henri Dunant, a Swiss banker, was travelling in northern Italy in the year 1859 when he witnessed the horrors of the Battle of Solferino.
    亨利·杜兰特是瑞士一位银行家。1859年他在意大利北部旅行，曾目睹了索尔伏里诺大战的惨状。

9. At the same time the northern half is getting less direct sunshine, because it tips away from the sun.
    与此同时，北半球由于偏离太阳，太阳照射的光线较少，

10. At a meeting of the military chiefs a few hours earlier, the British, at first hesitant, were raising additional objections to fixing the date for the invasion of northern France, known by the code name Overlord.
    在几小时之前召开的一次军事首脑会议上，英国人先是犹豫不决，后来又节外生枝，反对商定攻占法国北部，即代号为“霸王”行动的日期。