1. He bought multiple cottages and fixed them up. He purchased the pub and made it into a fine place to have a glass of Glenlivet Scotch whiskey, produced only 10 miles (16 kilometers) to the north.
    他买了多处石屋并将其修缮一新。他还买下了酒吧，将它建成一个可以喝到格伦利物苏格兰威士忌的好去处。该威士忌的产地就在村北10英里（16公里）处。

2. He made some routine observations upon the unhealthy effect of the night breeze at that season.
    他照例说了些诸如这个季节的夜风对身体不好之类的话。

3. He made sure all the customs officers could see him. Then he presented himself at the border.
    他确信所有的海关官员都看到了他，然后来到了过境处。

4. And devised the protagonist he played in every film he made,
    即在他自己的拍摄的影片中他所塑造的主人公形象：

5. And an American-made dialysis machine needs the EU´s okay before it hits the market in Europe.
    而美国制造的透析仪也要得到欧盟的首肯才能进入欧洲市场。

6. Advertisers have made a close study of human nature and have classified all our little weaknesses.
    已经仔细地研究了人的本性，并把人的弱点进行了分类。

7. Descartes had unsuccessfully searched for certainty, first in the world of books, and then in the world of men. Then in a dream on November 10, 1619, he made the significant discovery that he could only find certainty in his own thoughts, cogito erg
    在这之前，笛卡儿一直在寻找确定性，先是在书本里，然后是在人群中，但均未成功。之后，在1619年11月10日的一个睡梦中，他有了一个意义重大的发现，即确定性只存在于自己的思想中，"我思，故我在"。

8. Deep down, caseworkers know that they are being made fools of by many of their clients, and they feel they are entitled to have clients bow to them as compensation.
    社会工作者心里知道许多救济对象在欺骗他们，因此他们觉得，作为补偿，他们有权让救济对象向他们点头哈腰。

9. And businesses eager for reliable service are willing to accept a significantly higher price tag for a wireless call — the fee is typically two to four times as much as for calls made over fixed lines.
    而且，急切想得到可靠服务的企业乐于花费可观的高价来换取无线电话--通常是固定线路电话资费的二至四倍。

10. Directing the union are technological advances that have made it easier to store and rapidly transmit information into homes and offices.
    是技术进步在引导着这一大联合。这些技术进步已使储存信息以及向家庭和办公室快速传输信息更为容易。