1. After the class began, most of what the professor said escaped my ears and I left as soon as the lecture ended.
    上课开始后，教授讲的东西我基本上没有听进去，一下课我就离开了教室。

2. "What did he do?" I asked again, but Larry slid off his chair, took a cookie(饼干), and left, while his father was still saying. "See here, young man."
    "他干了些什么？"我又问。但是劳里从椅子上滑下来，拿了一块饼干就走了，而他的父亲还在说："喂，小伙子。"

3. And even though I couldn't completely understand what she was saying in her thick Beijing accent, I knew — the same way I knew what my mother had been trying to tell me before I left.
    我有限的、结结巴巴的汉语无法表达我的复杂感情。虽然我不能完全理解她用浓重的北京口音说出来的话，我却能理解她的意思--就像我理解我妈妈在我动身之前努力讲给我听的事情一样。

4. "What else you've got here?" one of the men said, putting his hand on the pile of papers.
    "你里面还有什么？"其中一个人问道，把手搁到了那堆文件上。

5. "December 5: It was still dark and a storm was blowing in when I left for the airport this morning ..."
    "12月5日：今晨动身去机场时, 天还没亮，刮起了风暴……"

6. After Sandy had left for school, Jane Finch sat down in peace and quiet to drink her coffee.
    桑迪离家上学后，简·芬奇平静地坐下来喝咖啡。

7. At such times I put my hand on his arm to regain my balance, and say, "You set the pace. I will try to adjust to you."
    每逢此时，我就设想我将手搭在他的臂上，重新找回我自己的平衡，我会说："你按你的步速走，我跟着你。"

8. A common closed position is sitting with your arms and legs crossed and your hand covering your mouth or chin (下巴).
    一种最常见的封闭的姿态就是双臂和双腿交叉坐着，手盖在嘴或下巴上。

9. "Here," I replied, extending my left arm sideways.
    "在这儿，"我边回答边把左臂伸向路旁。

10. And, suddenly — wallet, watch and chicken in hand — their footsteps faded down the darkened street.
    接着，突然间---劫匪们手里拿着钱包、手表和炸鸡---他们的脚步声消失在了黑暗的街道上。