1. What should I do? During this very difficult time, I couldn't tell anyone for fear I wouldn't be able to compete in the Olympics if people learned I was HIV-positive.
    我该怎么办？然而在这艰难的时刻，我却不能把这些告诉任何人，因为一旦人们知道我是艾滋病毒阳性，我便不能参加奥运会比赛了。

2. With the passage of time and the birth of grandchildren, their mothers accepted their marriage.
    随着时间的流逝，随着孙子和外孙的出世，他们的母亲都认可了他们的婚姻。

3. What I am going to say is if you have a computer, now would be a good time to back up your files (档案)."
    可我要告诉你的是，如果你有台电脑，现在就是做好归挡的时候。"

4. Why hadn't he called the police at the time?
    可他当时为什么不报警呢？"

5. With this pace, I lived in low-grade terror — and I was only a part-time worker.
    生活在这种节奏下，我提心吊胆，好在我只是兼职。

6. When he was sitting there beside Mrs.Baroda, his silence melted for the time.
    坐在巴罗达太太身边，他的沉默暂时消失了。

7. When you come from a family of firsts, whether you like it or not, you're thinking all the time.
    你出生在一个创造"第一"的家庭，不论喜欢与否，你总是在思考着。

8. Would I sit on the governor's committee and try to do something about the thousands of welfare clients who, like me, could earn part or all of their own livings if they were allowed to do so, one step at a time?
    数以千计像我这样的福利救济对象，如果允许的话，可以慢慢地负担自己的一部分甚至全部生活费用，对此，我会不会在州政府的委员会里尝试做点儿什么呢？

9. Widespread access to information technologies, for example, promises to condense the time required to change from labor- intensive assembly work to industries that involve engineering, marketing, and design.
    例如，信息技术的广泛应用有望缩短从劳动密集型的组装工业转向涉及工程、营销、设计等产业所需的时间。

10. When a non-star encountered a technical problem, Kelley observed, "he called various technical experts and then waited, wasting time while his calls went unreturned.
    凯利评论说，一个成就平平的人碰到技术问题时，"他向各位技术专家求助，然后就等待着。求助无果，他的时间就这么浪费了。