1. As the wind freshened there came a sudden squall and the ship made a strange movement, listing to port.
    当风力增强时，突然刮来一阵大风，"瓦萨"号奇怪地摇晃了一下，便向左舷倾斜。

2. A young English writer made the pertinent observation a year or two back that the talent goes into the first draft, and the art into the drafts that follow.
    一两年前，一位年轻的英国作家发表了中肯的看法。他说，初稿是才华，以后各稿是艺术。

3. A sound made by tapping on the hull of a ship will be reflected from the sea bottom,
    通过敲击空船发出的声音将会从海底反射回来。

4. As long ago as the fourteenth century, an Englishman, Sir John Hawkwood, made the remarkable discovery
    早在14世纪,英国人约翰.霍克伍德就有过非凡的发现:

5. A temporary rudder was made on board from spare planks and it was fitted with great difficulty.
    船员用备用的木板在船上赶制了一只应急用的舵，并克服重重困难将舵安装就位，

6. As we were walking past a shop, he held a diamond firmly against the window and made a deep impression in the glass.
    我们路过一家商店时，他将一颗钻石使劲地往橱窗上一按，在玻璃上留下一道深痕。

7. At the base of the gold cap, the words ´made in the U.S.A.´ had been neatly inscribed.
    金笔帽下方整齐地刻有"美国制造"字样。

8. As complaints must be made in writing, the Ombudsman receives an average of 1,200 letters a year.
    由于意见均需用书面形式提出，司法特派员每年平均收到1,200封信。

9. At least sorting out the things she should have discarded years ago was now being made easier for her.
    这样一来，她倒是容易将那些几年前就该扔掉的东西找出来了。

10. As she answered the questions, Mrs. Cox made sure that her students understood every line of the poem.
    斯夫人回答了学生的问题，力求使他们把每一行诗都弄懂。