1. Washington and Lincoln are illustrious Americans.
    华盛顿和林肯都是杰出的美国人。

2. While I had met Roosevelt at large diplomatic receptions in Washington, my contact had been limited to a brief handshake and an exchange of a few words.
    在华盛顿的大型外交招待会上我曾见到过罗斯福，我与他的接触也只局限于短暂的握手和简单的几句交流。

3. No authorization for the flight had been given by the authorities in Washington.
    华盛顿当局未曾批准过这样一次飞行。

4. "The studies showed that even a low level of exercise can reduce the risk of falls," notes Washington University scientist Michael Province,
    华盛顿大学的科学家迈克尔·普罗文斯指出，"这些研究表明，即使是初级水平的锻炼，也能降低摔跤的危险。"

5. "If left in the hands of private enterprise, the data highway could become little more than a synthetic universe for the rich," worries Jeffrey Chester, president of the Center for Media Education in Washington, D.C.
    首都华盛顿大众媒介教育中心主任杰弗里·切斯特担心地说："如果数据高速公路控制在私人企业手中，它可能只会成为富人的虚拟世界。"

6. So when my darling wife arrived at the airport in Washington, she wasn't wearing her wedding band, lest it provoke inconvenient questions.
    所以当我的爱妻到达华盛顿的机场时，她没有戴她的结婚戒指，惟恐它会引起令人难堪的问题。

7. General Washington led the insurgent forces in the Revolutionary War.
    华盛顿将军在独立战争中领导反叛军。