1. As the men refused to stop working, the police attempted to seize the pneumatic drill.
    由于工人拒绝停下手中的活，警察想夺风钻。

2. A painter who had been working on the tower hung a pot of paint on one of the hands and slowed it down!
    在钟塔上干活的一位油漆工把一只油漆桶挂在了一根指针上，把钟弄慢了！

3. ´Look, sheriff,´ said Rockwall, ´don´t be too hard on us. I´m Rockwall Slinger and this is Merlin Greeves.´
    "好了，好了，司法官，"罗克沃尔说，"别使我们难堪。我是罗克沃尔.斯林格，这位是默林.格里夫斯。"

4. ´Excuse my interrupting you. I hate to interrupt a man when he´s busy working, but would you mind coming with me to the station?´
    "请原谅我打断了您。当一个人在忙着干活时，我是不愿意去打断他的，但请您跟我到警察局去一趟好吗？"

5. A group of German scientists were working on dyes for textiles.
    当时一些德国科学家正研制纺织染料，

6. Americans tend to become trapped in a working and spending consumption mode, driven by merchants, that leads them to rack up their expectations.
    美国人往往会陷入一种由商人们所鼓吹的工作-花钱消费的模式之中，这种模式引诱他们抬高了自己的期望值。

7. Although I still made many mistakes and was continually learning, I had finally reaped the benefits of all that hard work.
    尽管我还是常常出错，仍处于继续学习阶段，但我已尝到刻苦学习的甜头。

8. "He's having a really hard time in school — failing one of his really difficult classes. I'm worried about him."
    "他在学校日子真的不好过，有一门功课非常难，他不及格。我为他担心。"

9. "That's just an act," said Sandy. "Bill has a really hard time paying attention.
    "装装而已，"桑迪说。"比尔真的很难集中精力。

10. "I'm Aunt Esther Gubbins," she said. "I'm here to tell you you are going to live a good life and be happy. You will work hard and love each other."
    “我是埃丝特·格宾斯阿姨，”她说，“我来这里是想告诉你们，你们的生活会美满、幸福，只要你们勤劳、相爱。”