1. Bad luck is no stranger to this warm and thoughtful 37-year-old man.
    厄运已经不是一次捉弄这位37岁、热心而又体贴的人了。

2. Before he got the job, Mr. Torres was determined to escape the workshop run by the Lighthouse (灯塔), an organization dedicated to help people who can't see, and to try to make it on his own.
    得到这份工作之前，他就决心离开"灯塔"所经营的一个工场——"灯塔"是一个专门为盲人提供帮助的机构。他想靠自己的能力去工作。

3. But while the Internet primarily moves words, the information superhighway will soon make routine the electronic transmission of data in other formats, such as audio files and images.
    但是，互联网主要是传送文字，而信息高速公路不久将使其他形式的电子数据传送（如声音资料和图像的传送）成为常规。

4. Bits of broken glass, lengths of string, a key to a door long since decayed away, a rusty knife-blade, old shoes saved for a road that never was and never will be, a nail bent under the weight of things too heavy for any nail, a dried flower or two s
    碎玻璃块；小线头儿；一扇早已朽败的门上的钥匙；一把锈蚀的刀；一双为某条从来没有、将来也不会有的路而准备的旧鞋；一颗弯折的钉，它所承受过的重量足以弄折任何钉子；一两支干花，仍散发出几许花香。

5. We went south to enjoy the amenity of a warm climate.
    我们到南方去享受温暖的气候。

6. We make bricks from clay.
    我们用泥土制砖。

7. We must make some concession to the weakness of old age.
    我们要向老年虚弱者让步。

8. Washing machines make housework easier.
    洗衣机减轻了家务劳动。

9. We´ll make every effort to carry out the work.
    我们将尽一切努力把这项工作搞好。

10. We make use of electricity every day.
    我们每天使用电力。