1. This kind of variability not only loosens the parents' ability to set limits, it also sours the parent-child relationship to some degree, robbing parents and their children of some of the happiness and mutual respect that is present in healthy famili
    这样的反复无定不但削弱了父母管教孩子的能力，同时也在某种程度上使父母与子女之间的关系变味 -- 使家长和子女失去存在于健康家庭里的某些幸福和相互尊重。

2. That morning, the morning of my first day, the morning that followed my first night, was a sunny morning.
    那天早晨——我到达后的第一天的早晨，那个紧接着我到达的第一晚的早晨——是一个阳光灿烂的早晨。

3. The day my son Larry started kindergarten (幼儿园) he gave up trousers with bibs (围嘴) and began wearing blue jeans with a belt.
    开始上幼儿园的那一天，我儿子劳里扔掉了带围涎的裤子，开始穿起束皮带的牛仔裤。

4. The third day — it was Wednesday of the first week — Charles banged a see-saw (翘翘板) on to the head of a little girl and made her bleed, and the teacher made him stay inside all during morning break.
    第三天 -- 这是第一周的星期三 -- 查尔斯玩翘翘板时砸到了一个小女孩的头，她的头流了血，因此老师命令他在早晨休息的时候一直呆在教室里面。

5. Then, one day I realized I could understand just about everything I came across, and most importantly, I could "say" anything I wanted to in English.
    后来有一天我意识到我能够理解碰到的各种问题，更重要的是，我能用英语表达我想说的东西。

6. They also noticed he was getting fat. They gave him less food, but still he grew fatter with each day.
    他们也注意到他长胖了。于是他们减少了给他的食物。但他仍旧一天天胖起来。

7. Then one day they saw him put some bread under his shirt. They searched his bed and found food under his blanket. They understood.
    然后，有一天他们看见他把一些面包藏在衬衫里面，他们还搜过他的床，发现毯子下面都是吃的。于是，他们明白了。

8. The bride did not wear glasses that day, so everything was a blur of candlelight and faces.
    那天新娘未戴眼镜，看到的只是朦胧的烛光和模糊的脸庞。

9. They work their eight hours a day, and don't mind the repetition a bit. . . .
    它们每天能做满8小时，而且对于干这种机械重复的活儿一点也不会有怨言。……

10. There’s a story told about a surgical nurse’s assistance during her first day on the medical team at a well-known hospital.
    有这样一个故事，讲的是一位外科护士第一天到一家知名医院的医疗小组协助开刀的故事。