1. Without something of this kind, searching for intelligences on other planets would be like trying to meet a friend in London without a pre-arranged rendezvous and absurdly wandering the streets in the hope of a chance encounter.
    没有这手段，要想寻觅其他星球上的智力生命，就如同去伦敦见一位朋友，事先未约定地点，而荒唐地在街上游逛，以期待碰巧遇上一样。

2. ----while our own compulsory school attendance became law in Germany in 1642, in France in 1806, and in England in 1876, and is still non-existent in a number of ´civilized´ nations.
    而我们的义务教育成为法律在德国是在1642年，在法国是在1806年，在英国是在1876年。

3. After years of pre -conditioning, most of us have developed an unshakable faith in railway time- tables.
    经过多年的应验之后，我们多数人对铁路时刻表都产生了不可动摇的信任。

4. Roosevelt mixed the pre-dinner cocktails himself.
    罗斯福亲自配制了饭前喝的鸡尾酒。

5. One of the most prestigious jukus for 2 and 3-year-olds sends most of its pre-kindergarten graduates to prestigious elementary schools.
    一所最著名的、招收2至3岁孩子的课外学校将其大部分学龄前幼儿毕业生送进了著名的小学。

6. It reminded me of early pre-feminist days when I was complimented by some men for being "smarter", and "more independent" than those "other" women.
    它使我想起女权运动兴起之前的情况。那时男士们恭维我时说我比"其他的"女人"更精明"和"更独立"。