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. 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。

3. Enclosed in this outfit, I waited in line for an hour with other adventurers, mostly office workers in their 20's.
    我包裹在这一身装束里，与其他的历险者一起排了一小时队。他们大多是20多岁的办公室职员。

4. 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.

5. Bruce almost forgot his own troubles as he watched her swing herself out upon the slender line.
    布鲁斯凝视着蜘蛛的身子，它挂在纤细的丝上摆向对面的墙，他几乎忘却了自己的烦恼。

6. But they are hardly aware of it, until they get to the checkout line.
    但这要等到他们走到交款处时才能意识到。

7. But it is the real bottom line in every area of society and a discipline we must demand of ourselves.
    但它却是社会各领域的真正基础，也是我们必须要求自己遵循的一条原则。

8. But even Ian Wilmut draws the line at cloning humans.
    但是，就连伊恩·威尔莫特也在克隆人类问题上划了一条界线。

9. 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。

10. We like to go to the movies,but we hate to wait in line for tickets.
    我们喜欢去看电影,但是我们讨厌排队买票.