1. This notion is about to bound into the national conversation, conveniently shortened to EQ, thanks to a new book, Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman.
    由于丹尼尔·戈尔曼的新书《情感智能》，这一概念很快会成为国内谈论的话题，为方便起见简称为"情商"。

2. Doors connect the train tunnels to the smaller tunnel every quarter mile and provide escape routes.
    每隔四分之一英里就有出口接通火车隧道和小隧道，提供安全通路。

3. A quarter of a pound of tea.
    1/4 磅茶叶

4. You say you´ve got to get there at seven but it´s only a quarter to four now.
    你说你必须七点钟赶到那儿，可是现在才四点差一刻。

5. You are bound to fluctuate at times.
    有时你肯定会摇摆不定的。

6. So vast is the number of planets, that intelligent life is bound to be a natural part of the universe.
    但是行星的数目是那么庞大，有智力的生命必然是宇宙的自然组成部分。

7. Caesar then decreed that the year should consist of 365 days, but every fourth year an extra day should be inserted at the end of February to make up for the quarter days that were lost.
    恺撒然后颁布命令，规定一年由365天组成，但每隔四年必须在2月底加一天，以补偿每年失去的1/4天。

8. I´ll see you in a quarter of an hour( 15 minutes).
    一刻（十五分）钟后我来看你。

9. In almost every discussion there is bound to be some disagreement, Don´t expect unanimity.
    几乎每一讨论都会有意见不合的情形产生，别期待全体一致，毫无异议。

10. I bound the base of the tree with sticky tape, making it impossible for the ants to reach the aphids.
    我用一条胶带把桃树底部包上，不让蚂蚁接近蚜虫。