1. America produced more cars this year than last year.
    美国今年生产的汽车比去年多.

2. A young English writer made the pertinent observation a year or two back that the talent goes into the first draft, and the art into the drafts that follow.
    一两年前，一位年轻的英国作家发表了中肯的看法。他说，初稿是才华，以后各稿是艺术。

3. As a reasonable guess, they might, on an average, be 100 light years away.(A light year is the distance which light travels at 186,000 miles per second in one year, namely 6 million million miles.)
    据合理推算，外星人离我们平均距离也有100光年之远（1光年是光以每秒186，000英里的速度在一年内走的距离，即6万亿英里）。

4. A crowd of people gathered round him and a lady rubbed his arm with soap and butter, but George was firmly stuck.
    这时在他周围上了许多人，一位女士在乔治胳膊上抹了肥皂，黄油，但乔治的胳膊仍然卡得紧紧的。

5. Aware of these pitfalls, this year I attempted to keep my resolutions to myself.
    我深知这些问题，于是，今年我对自己的计划要严加保密，

6. 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。

7. As complaints must be made in writing, the Ombudsman receives an average of 1,200 letters a year.
    由于意见均需用书面形式提出，司法特派员每年平均收到1,200封信。

8. 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，

9. ´Last year, we paid $1.5m on 21,000 claims.
    "去年，我们对21，000 起索赔要求支付了150万英镑。"

10. ´Will you be spending your holidays abroad this year?´ I asked. ´No,´ she answered.´
    "您今年去国外度假吗？"我又问。"不，"她回答。