1. The big clock which used to strike the hours day and night was damaged many years ago and has been silent ever since.
    教堂的钟很大，以前不分昼夜打点报时，但很多年前遭到毁坏，从此便无声无息了。

2. The sorry-looking, blackened figure that emerged, admitted at once that he had tried to break into the shop during the night but had got stuck in the chimney.
    那个看来满脸沮丧、浑身漆黑的家伙从烟囱里一出来，就承认头天夜里他企图到店里行窍，但让烟囱卡住了。

3. There is so much variety that you never have to make do with second best.
    物品种繁多，从来不必用二等品来凑合。

4. Late-night parties in apartment blocks, noisy neighbours, vehicles of all kinds, especially large container trucks thundering through quiet villages, planes and helicopters flying overhead,
    大声吵闹的邻居，各式各样的车辆，特别是穿越寂静的村庄的集装箱卡车，从头顶飞过的飞机和直升机，被带到公共场所、

5. The Swedes were the first to recognize that public officials like civil servants, police officers, health inspectors or tax-collectors can make mistakes or act over-zealously in the belief that they are serving the public.
    是瑞典人首先认识到政府工作人员如文职人员、警官、卫生稽查员、税务人员等等也会犯错误或者自以为在为公众服务而把事情做过了头。

6. Then she swam to the shore after spending the whole night in the water.
    她在海里游了整整一夜才游到岸边。

7. To make matters worse, the room is rather small, so I have temporarily put my books on the floor.
    更糟糕的是房间还非常小，所以我暂时把书放在了地板上。

8. The whole village has been working day and night gathering and threshing this year´s crop before the September rains.
    全村的人都日夜奋战，要赶在9月的雨季之前把今年的庄稼收获上来，打完场。

9. Then make the bed.
    再把床整理一下。

10. Then we shall make America a land of true liberty and justice for all!
    这样我们就会使美国成为大家都享有真正民主和公正待遇的国家！