1. We don't know about dining cars, and when we discover that this train has such a thing, we can hardly afford to go there once a day on the few dollars that my father has brought with him.
    我们对餐车一无所知，而且当我们发现这辆列车上有这样一个地方时，爸爸随身带来的那几块美元几乎还不够我们一天去那里吃一次。

2. With this coping mechanism, you think you don’t need anybody.
    这一办法让你觉得自己不需要任何人帮助。

3. Whether or not they said anything I can't remember to this day, or whether people just automatically put their hands up I don't know. I put my hands up but I just didn't know what to do.
    有那么一会儿，那里一片寂静，而这寂静突然被电话铃声打断。我记得自己当时还曾想知道这会是谁打来的电话呢。没人接电话，于是它就在那原本死一般的寂静里不断地响啊响。

4. Want to get rich? Become famous? You don't have to be a film star or a basketball player or a musician. You can do it by becoming an inventor.
    想富起来吗？想出名吗？你并不一定要成为影星、篮球运动员或音乐家。你可以通过当发明家来实现自己的梦想。

5. When asked why they hadn't called the police, she shrugged and replied: “I don't know.”
    当被问及为何没有报警时，她耸耸肩回答说："我也不知道。"

6. While active, child-bearing age women are most likely to have low iron stores, he notes, "Men are not safe, especially if they don't eat meat and have a high level of physical activity."
    他还指出，虽然积极锻炼的育龄妇女最有可能铁离子储量低，"但男性也并非不缺铁，尤其是在他们不吃肉类而又从事高强度的体力活动的情况下。"

7. While meters don't always show the true fare (dishonest drivers sometimes adjust them to advance faster), it is seldom cheaper to rely on the driver to quote a fare.
    虽然计程器不会总是显示正确的车费，（有时司机不诚实，会改装计程器让它们跑得更快，）但你也别指望司机的报价会更便宜。

8. We can't really call a friend to say we got a parcel from our sister, or it's getting dark earlier now, or we don't trust that new Supreme Court justice.
    我们不会真打电话给一位朋友，告诉他我们收到了姐姐的一个包裹，或者说现在天黑得比较早，或者说我们不信任最高法院新来的法官。

9. When personalities don't mix, the excitement of being away at college can quickly grow stale.
    彼此性格不合时，离家上大学的那种兴奋感就会立刻变得索然无味。

10. Take your time and don´t gabble!
    说话从容些, 不要快得叫人听不清!