1. The struggle to succeed in one of the world's most competitive societies is starting earlier and earlier, and is most evident in the growing popularity of special schools that train students during evenings and weekends to pass the examinations requi
    日本是当今世界竞争最为激烈的社会之一，在这里，成功之搏开始得越来越早，最明显的证据是一些特殊学校的生源剧增。这些学校在晚上和周末上课，训练学生通过进入私立中学和大学的入学考试。

2. The results are easy to measure, because they depend on how many graduates pass the examinations for private schools.
    检验结果很容易，因为这取决于有多少毕业生通过了私立学校的入学考试。

3. Naturally I want to pass the exam !
    我当然想考试及格！

4. Now that a tunnel has been built through the mountains, the Pass is less dangerous,
    如今由于山里开挖了隧道，翻越山口已不那么危险了。

5. Naoto's immediate goal is to pass the entrance examinations for a private junior high school, a vital step for eventual admission to a prestigious (有名望的) university.
    直仁眼下的目标，是想通过入学考试，进入一所私立初级中学——这是最终进入一所著名大学的关键一步。

6. Despite the new tunnel, there are still a few people who rashly attempt to cross the Pass on foot.
    尽管新的隧道建成了,但仍有少数人冒失地企图步行越过隘口.

7. Despite the new tunnel, there are still a few people who rashly attempt to cross the Pass on foot.
    尽管修通了隧道，但仍有一些人想冒险徒步跨越圣伯纳德山口。

8. During the summer months, the monastery is very busy, for it is visited by thousands of people who cross the Pass in cars.
    夏天的几个月里，修道院十分忙碌，因为有成千上万的人驾车通过山口，顺道来修道院参观。

9. At 2,473 metres, it is the highest mountain pass in Europe.
    海拔2,473O米，是欧洲最高的山口。

10. All the students are expert drivers, but before they drive any of the buses, they will have to pass a special test.
    所有的学生都是开车的能手，但在驾驶公共汽车之前，他们必须通过一项专门测验。