1. Both marriage and family involve long-term obligations and responsibility for shared care, not just the search of happiness, that hollow goal of the modern age.
    婚姻和家庭意味着互相关爱的长期义务与责任，而不仅仅是寻求幸福，这一摩登时代的空洞目标。

2. We can even, if we want, interpret the term "family" to include people who are not related to us either by blood or marriage — a set of close friends who support one another, like the women I mentioned above.
    愿意的话我们甚至可以把 "家庭"看作包括一些与我们既无血缘关系、又无婚姻关系的人 --一些互相扶持的亲密朋友，就像前面所提到的那些女士。

3. While nearly everyone has heard of the information superhighway, even experts differ on exactly what the term means and what the future it promises will look like.
    尽管几乎人人都听说过信息高速公路，可即使专家们对这一名称的确切含义，以及它预示着什么样的未来也有分歧。

4. While the study is not yet complete, the children appear to have been given a long-term advantage.
    尽管这一研究尚未结束，这些孩子已显出具备了长期的优势。

5. When you're faced with an immediate temptation, remind yourself of your long-term goals — whether they be losing weight or getting a medical degree.
    面临着唾手可得的诱惑，提醒自己别忘了自己的长远目标--不管它是什么，减肥也好，拿医学学位也好。

6. This is the last week of the term.
    这是本学期最后的一周。

7. The first term begins in September.
    第一学期自九月开始.

8. There are no ´illiterates´----if the term can be applied to peoples without a script
    因而没有"文盲"（如果这个字眼儿可以用于没有文字的民族的话）。

9. The contemporary student who wants to fake a term paper does not have to search far.
    当代学生若想抄袭学期论文，用不着费劲去查找。

10. The editorial director of one dictionary says that the noun "clonee" may sound like a good term, but it's not clear enough.
    一本词典的主编说，名词"被克隆者"听起来不错，但却不够明晰。