1. The guests had, of course, realized this from the moment Bessie opened the door for them and, long before the final catastrophe, had had a difficult time trying to conceal their amusement.
    客人们自然从贝西为他们开门那一刻起就看出来了，在好长一段时间里，即最后这个乱子发生前，他们努力克制才没笑出声来。

2. The New Year is a time for resolutions.
    新年是下决心的时候，

3. The time I spent at exercise gradually diminished.
    我花在锻炼上的时间逐渐减少，

4. This time he pointed to the lake.
    这次他用手指了一下那个湖。

5. Things owned for a long time are full of associations with the past, perhaps with relatives who are dead,
    东西搁得时间久了，便会充满着与过去岁月的联系，比方说与死去的亲戚有关。

6. This time, she will be a girl of seventeen.
    这一次，她将扮演一个17岁的少女。

7. The Olympic Games will be held in our country in four years´ time.
    4年以后，奥林匹克运动会将在我们国家举行。

8. This time it was the postman and he wanted me to sign for a registered letter!
    这次是邮递员，他要我签收一封挂号信！

9. This time he was barking so that someone would let him out!
    这次它叫着让人把它放出去！

10. The police had a difficult time, but they were most amused.
    警察虽然吃了苦头，但他们还是感到很有趣。