1. As a shipbuilder, Cockerell was trying to find a solution to the problem of the wave resistance which wastes a good deal of a surface ship´s power and limits its speed.
    作为一个船舶技师，科克雷尔在寻找解决波浪阻力的方法，因为波浪阻力浪费掉了船在水面行驶的大量动力，从而限制了船的速度。

2. ´Thirteen is not as good as one, but it´s better than nothing.
    "13下是不如1下好，但总比1下也不敲强。

3. An all-night party on New Year´s Eve provided me with a good excuse for not carrying on either of these new resolutions on the first day of the year,
    新年除夕举办的一次通宵晚会，使我理直气壮地在新年头一天免去了这两项任务。

4. An even harder situation is to be on the platform in good time for a train and still to see it go off without you.
    更难堪的情况是虽然及时赶到站台上，却眼睁睁地看着那趟火车启动，把你抛下。

5. Apparently, there is a good deal of truth in this idea.
    显然，这种说法里面包含着许多真实性。

6. As soon as he had got into the car, I said good morning to him in French and he replied in the same language.
    他一上车，我就用法语向他问早上好，他也同样用法语回答我。

7. ´Did you have a good meal?´ he asked.
    "您吃得好吗？"他问。

8. ´Good heavens!´ exclaimed his wife. ´And where were you at the time?´
    "天啊！"他的夫人惊叫，"那你当时在什么地方？"

9. And she is good at other subjects, too.
    其它学科也不错。

10. All this makes me see that besides a good training in pronunciation, spelling, handwriting and basic grammar, one has to pay close attention to English idioms in order to learn the language faster and use it better.
    所有这些使我认识到，要想更快地学会英语，更好地使用英语，除在语音、拼写、书写和基本语法方面进行良好的训练外，还要密切注意英语习惯用法。