1. This position gives off signs of judgment, doubt, and lack of interest from the listener.
    这样的姿势发出的信号是听者正在评判、抱有怀疑，以及缺乏兴趣。

2. The most significant implication would seem to be that while most people are in a good position to fulfill their biological potential — barring serious illnesses or a poor diet during childhood — it is far from certain that they will grow up in an en
    最重要的启示似乎是：尽管大多数人都有条件很好地发挥他们的生理潜能 --即除非童年时得了严重疾病，或饮食太差，他们肯定能充分发展自己的基因遗传能力，但是，他们是否能生长在一个能开发其能力的环境中则远非一个确定因素。

3. Kaz's father had been born to a family of some wealth and social position in Hiroshima, and had emigrated to America in the early 1920s in the spirit of adventure, not of need or flight; he never intended to stay.
    和子的父亲出生在广岛一个殷实、有一定社会地位的家庭，20世纪20年代初移居美国，不是因为贫穷或者逃亡，而是冒险精神使然。但他从来没打算留在那里。

4. He was exalted to the position of president.
    他被提升当了总裁。

5. During a later war in 1812, Wilson gained a position inspecting meat for US Army forces, working with a man who had signed a contract with the government to provide meat to the army.
    此后在1812年的战争中，威尔逊获得了一个职位，为美国军队检验肉食。他的合伙人和美国政府签定了一份合同，给军队提供肉食。

6. 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。

7. About two weeks ago, a regretful Mr. Williams, who had worked for the London police since 1959 and had risen to a ￡65,000 a year position as deputy director of finance, was brought into court and sentenced to seven and a half years in prison.
    威廉斯先生自1959年起效力于伦敦警署，官至财务部副主管，年薪65,000英镑。大约两周前，后悔不已的他在法庭受审，被判监禁7年半。

8. According to one psychological expert, when men gain a little gray hair, their appeal often increases because, for them, age implies power, success, wealth, and position.
    据一位心理学专家说，男人头发有点花白通常增添了他们的魅力，因为对他们而言，年龄意味着权力、成功、财富及地位。

9. You might not realize a closed position is the cause of many conversational problems.
    你也许没有意识到，封闭的姿态是使许多交谈出现问题的原因。

10. Since most people do not feel comfortable when they think they are being judged, this leaning-back position serves to prevent the speaker from continuing.
    由于大多数人想到自己正受到他人评判会感到不舒服，因此这种身体后倾的姿势容易阻止说话者继续说下去。