1. The Titanic turned just in time, narrowly missing the immense wall of ice which rose over 100 feet out of the water beside her.
    "泰坦尼克"这个弯拐得及时，紧贴着高出海面100英尺的巨大的冰墙擦过去。

2. There was a time when the owners of shops and businesses in Chicago had to pay large sums of money to gangsters in return for ´protection.´
    曾经有一个时期,芝加哥的店主和商行的老板们不得不拿出大笔的钱给歹徒以换取´保护´。

3. The spheres had been magnetized and attracted or repelled each other all the time.
    金属球经过磁化，互相之间不停地相互吸引或相互排斥。

4. The following day, however, the doctor consoled him by telling him that his chances of being able to leave hospital in time for New Year celebrations were good.
    然而，第二天，医生安慰他说，出院欢度新年的可能性还是很大的，

5. The city at one time must have been prosperous, for it enjoyed a high level of civilization.
    这座古城肯定一度很繁荣，因为它曾享有高度的文明，

6. This time they fixed heavy metal clamps to both sides of the dish so that they could fasten the chains.
    这次，他们用沉重的金属夹子把盘子夹住，以便往盘子上安装铁链。

7. 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。

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

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

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