1. Even so, one prominent magazine consistently refused to print "Joe" in my by-line, using my first initials, J.S., instead.
    即使如此，一家著名杂志一直拒绝把"乔"作为我的文章的作者署名，而是用我名字的首字母 J.S. 来代替它。

2. Today, American coins honor prominent figures of the US government — mostly famous former presidents.
    今天，美国的硬币都用来纪念美国政府的杰出人物，其中大部分是著名的前总统。

3. He became a prominent attorney.
    他成了有名的律师。

4. He became a prominent attorney.
    他成了有名的律师。