1. The first of the two ships to reach Java after the race had begun was the Thermopylae, but on the Indian Ocean, the Cutty Sark took lead.
    比赛开始后，"赛姆皮雷"号率先抵达爪哇岛。但在印度洋上，"卡萨萨克"号驶到了前面。

2. The children compete against each other to reach the other end of the pool.
    孩子们比赛看谁先到达游泳池的另一端。

3. Then, as I ran along, the blacksmith, who was there reading the notice, cried out to me, "Not so fast, little one, you will reach your school soon enough."
    我刚跑过去，这时，在那儿看布告的铁匠朝我喊道：“别跑那么快，小家伙，你来得及赶到学校的。”

4. They couldn't reach up and smash the enemy planes.
    他们无法飞上天空去击毁敌机。

5. The thought of the German plane delivering my diaries to me safely in Portugal, beyond the reach of the last German official who could seize them, greatly pleased me.
    想到一架德国飞机将把我的日记安全地送到葡萄牙，送到我的手中，而那些本来可以没收这些日记的德国官员却已是鞭长莫及了，这真让我感到极为得意。

6. To reach more people in the community, some AIDS educational programs operate out of a beauty shop.
    为接触更多的社区居民，有些艾滋病教育计划放在美发店实施。

7. Two widely separated strings hang from a ceiling. Even though you can't reach both at once, is it possible to tie their ends together, using only a pair of pliers?
    两根相距甚远的绳子分别从天花板上垂下来。尽管你无法同时够到两根绳子，但有没有可能只用一把钳子就把两根绳子系到一起呢？

8. The issue of where it will be held can greatly multiply the amount of time required to reach a settlement."
    案子将在何处受理的问题有可能大大增加达成协议所需的时间。"

9. He was rushed to the airport in time to catch the sole plane that might enable him to reach his dying father.
    他被及时送到机场, 赶上那班能把他送到临终的父亲身边的惟一的一架班机。

10. Advertising has played a large part in the growth of tourism, when hotels and travel agencies began to advertise the attractions of different tourist areas, the airlines and other transportation companies advertised the low fares to reach them.
    广告业对旅游业的发展起了很大作用。当旅馆和旅行社做旅游胜地的广告时，航空公司和其它运输公司就做开了到达这些地方的便宜票的广告。