1. Even men who can hardly drive a nail in straight are supposed to be born electricians, carpenters, plumbers and mechanics.
    甚至那些连一枚钉子都钉不直的男人都被认为是天生的电工、木匠、水管工和机械师。

2. Bamboo is this kind of grass. It grows up straight and thin, with branches at the top.
    竹子就是这种草. 它长得又直又细, 顶端长着枝权.

3. For it is then almost ready to undertake heavy work and can begin to earn its keep straight away.
    这个年龄的象差不多已能干重活，可以很快挣回饲养它的开支。

4. When she caught up with them, she saw that they had sat down and were going through the contents of the bag, so she ran straight at them.
    当她赶上他们时，发现他们已经坐了下来，正翻着包里的东西。于是她直冲过去。

5. 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。

6. Then the sun is closest to being straight above us.
    这时的太阳几乎直射着我们头顶。

7. The F-16 can fly straight up. It can spin, dive, turn, climb, roll, and make loops with the grace of an eagle.
    F-16可以垂直向上飞，能旋转、俯冲、转弯、爬升、翻滚，能像鹰一样优雅地翻筋斗。

8. Now the slanting rays cover a much larger surface of the earth than the same number of rays coming straight down.
    此时，斜射的光线要比同样数量的直射的阳光在地表的照射面积大。

9. Hold the flashlight so that the beam shines straight down on a sheet of white paper.
    手握电筒让光线直射在一张白纸上。

10. How Harry managed to keep a straight face during these performances is quite beyond me.
    我实在想像不出哈里在这些表演中是怎样装出一本正经的样子的。