1. Sitting before a great oak fire, they recalled the events of the day, especially the strange message conveyed by Aunt Esther Gubbins.
    坐在那燃烧着橡木的旺旺炉火前，他们回想起婚礼那天发生的事情，尤其是埃丝特·格宾斯阿姨那句话的奇怪含义。

2. So we take some chimpanzees (黑猩猩), or if we really want some strength, some great apes (猿), do a bit of scientific engineering here and there, and we create some animals, which are made for the factory line.
    于是我们利用黑猩猩；如果需要能干力气活儿的，还可利用大猿猴；如果在它们身上哪个部位搞点科学工程，就可以创造出某种动物，让它们去装配线上干活吧。

3. Professor Wang did a great service to the nation in developing electronics.
    王教授在发展电子学方面给国家做了一件大好事。

4. Perhaps the most extraordinary building of the nineteenth century was the Crystal Palace, which was built in Hyde Park for the Great Exhibition of 1851.
    19世纪最不寻常的建筑也许要数水晶宫了，它是为1851年的"世界博览会"而建在海德公园的。

5. People take great pride in getting to that peak.
    人们以能登上这座山峰而感到自豪。

6. People would also like to be able to prevent the great destruction of property caused by earthquakes.
    人们还希望能够预防地震造成的重大财产损失。

7. Perhaps my most famous relative of all, the one who really left his mark on America, was Reb Sussel (莱伯·萨塞尔), my great-grandfather on my father's father's side.
    在我的亲属中，最有名的，真正在美国产生影响的，或许就是我的曾祖父莱伯·萨塞尔。

8. Perhaps that is how the Great Stuffer of Bags filled them in the first place — who knows?
    也许当初上帝这个装袋者往我们各自的皮袋子中填塞时正是这么做的，谁知道呢？

9. Much of the city was subverted by the earthquake and a great fire .
    这座城市的大部分都被地震和大火所毁坏了。

10. Many travellers visited the Great Wall.
    许多旅行者游览了长城。