1. "The teacher spanked (打) a boy, though." Larry said, while eating his bread and butter. "For being fresh," he added, with his mouth full.
    "不过老师打了一个男孩。"劳里说, 一边吃面包和黄油。 "因为他不懂礼貌," 他又加了一句, 嘴里塞得满满的。

2. "Mom, I haven't finished eating breakfast yet.
    "妈，我还没吃完饭呢。

3. You wonder if eating a dozen chocolate-chip (碎片) cookies, wearing a house coat until 4, combing your hair at 5, cleaning behind the stove (twice) and crying in a job-agency parking lot qualify as symptoms of stress or maybe loss of self-worth.
    你不知道这些情况是否可以归类于因紧张、或许还有失去自身价值所引起的症状：一连吃下十几块巧克力曲奇、下午4点钟还穿着居家便服、5点钟才梳头发、在炉子后面东扫西抹 (两遍），以及在职业介绍所的停车场上哭泣。

4. Simple actions, such as eating and drinking, become very difficult.
    诸如吃东西,喝水之类的简单动作, 都变得非常困难.

5. Steve smiled. "You're right. Maybe eating breakfast will help me get rid of some of the knots in my stomach ."
    史蒂夫笑了。 "你说得有道理。也许，吃吃早饭能消除我心头的烦恼。"

6. Staying up late to read, soaking in the bath, eating a whole pint of ice cream at one sitting, moving at your own pace.
    你可以熬夜读书、大泡浴缸、坐下一口气吃掉整整一品脱的雪糕。你可以按自己的节奏行动。

7. Otter is a fur-covered, fish-eating aquatic animal.
    水獭是全身长毛、以鱼为食的水生动物。

8. Others in public eating-places are waiting for you to finish so they, too, can be served and get back to work within the time allowed.
    在公共用餐场所，人们等着别人吃完，这样可以轮到他们，以按时赶回去工作。

9. It seemed the kids were eating the house. Moving seemed the wise thing to do even though, in the end, we decided to take the kids with us.
    好像孩子们在吞噬着房子似的。搬家似乎是明智之举，虽然我们最终还是决定把孩子带在身边。

10. I'm sitting on a bench at the playground, eating a chicken salad next to four woman nannies, all twice my age.
    我坐在操场旁的长椅上，吃着一份鸡肉色拉，旁边有四个女保姆，年龄都比我大一倍。