2. But fearing that she would never see Rastus again----the letter had made that quite clear----she changed her mind. 但又害怕再也见不到拉斯特斯--这点,信上说得十分明白--于是便改变了主意。
3. Columbus made no answer; but after a while he took an egg from a dish and said to the guests, "Who among you, gentlemen, can make this egg stand on end?" 哥伦布没有答话。过了一会儿,他从盘子里拿出个鸡蛋对宾客们说:“诸位,你们谁能把这只鸡蛋竖起来?”
4. Cutting up dead animals to find out how they are made was thought a disgusting thing to do, and to cut up a dead human body was thought wicked. 当时,解剖死动物了解体内结构被看作令人厌恶之事,而解剖死人的尸体则被认为是邪恶。
5. Compared with salesmen who passed the aptitude test but scored high in pessimism, this group made 21 percent more sales in their first year and 57 percent more in their second. 与另一些通过了能力测试但具有悲观心态的推销员相比,这些人第一年的销售就超出了21%,而第二年更超出了57%。
6. "But — madame — I do not know you. You must have made a mistake." “可是——夫人——我不认识你。你一定是认错人了。”
7. Unlike sulfa drugs, penicillin is made up of plant material that the body can absorb. 与磺胺药不同,盘尼西林是由人体可吸收的植物材料制成的,
8. Under a hastily made arrangement, the police will sell the properties, but at a substantial financial loss. 匆忙安排之后,警方将卖出这些房产,但却要蒙受巨大的经济损失。
9. Radio and television have made it possible for advertisers to capture the attention of millions of people in this way. 电台、电视使做广告的人可以用这种手段吸引成百万人的注意力。
10. Recent developments in astronomy have made it possible to detect planets in our won Milky Way and in other galaxies. 天文学方面最新发展使得我们能够在银河系和其他星系发现行星。