1. A recent survey of the effects of noise revealed (surprisingly?) that dogs barking incessantly in the night rated the highest form of noise pollution on a scale ranging from 1 to 7.
    最近一个有关噪音的作用的调查（令人吃惊地）指出，夜间连续不断的狗叫声，在一个从1级至7级刻度表上应列为最严重的噪间污染。

2. Alternatively, if the star were small, the life-supporting planet would have to have a close orbit round it and also provide the perfect conditions for life forms to develop.
    反之，如果恒星很小，维持生命的行星就要在离恒星很近的轨道上运行，而且要有极好的条件才能使生命得以发展，

3. After I had left a small village in the south of France, I drove on to the next town.
    在离开法国南部的一个小村庄后，我继续驶往下一个城镇。

4. A small fishing boat was carried miles out to sea by the powerful fish as it pulled on the line.
    一条小渔船被一条咬住钩的强壮的大鱼拖到了几英里以外的海面上。

5. A small leg of mutton."
    一只小羊腿。”

6. American families, which host foreign students, are not paid, though they are allowed a small income tax deduction.
    虽然可以减免一小部分所得税, 接待海外留学生的美国家庭是不向学生收钱的。

7. "Ai! This dish not salty enough, no flavor," she complained, after tasting a small bite. "It is too bad to eat."
    "唉，这个菜不够咸，没味道，"尝了一小口后，她抱怨道。"它太难吃了。"

8. As families left family farms, small towns, and the countryside, and moved into cities, the places for their children to play in became rarer.
    然而, 随着一个个家庭离开了家庭农场、小镇和农村，给孩子们玩耍的地方越来越少了。

9. A white dot appeared in the sky, as small and innocent-looking as a slip of paper.
    天空中出现了一个白点，就像一张纸一样地小、一样地洁白无辜。

10. Athletes in high-impact sports such as running may also lose iron through a phenomenon where small blood vessels in the feet leak blood.
    运动员从事高度剧烈的运动，比如跑步时，也可能会因为足部细血管失血的现象而使铁质流失。