1. It is no use starting late in life to say: ´I will take an interest in this or that.´
    到了晚年才开始说："我会对这些人或那个人发生兴趣"，

2. It seems that man was making a real effort to understand the seasons 20,000 years earlier than has been supposed.
    看来人类早就致力于探索四季变迁了，比人们想像的要早20,000年。

3. In our own solar system, for example, Venus is far too hot and Mars is far too cold to support life.
    举例来说，在我们的太阳系里，对于生命来说，金星的温度太高，而火星的温度则太低。

4. It is impossible to look for life on another planet using earth-based telescopes.
    使用放置在地球上的望远镜是无法观察到其他行星的生命的。

5. In the first instance, we would be looking for plant life, rather than ´little green men´.
    首先我们要寻找植物，而不是那种"小绿人"。

6. If we were able to discover lowly forms of life like bacteria on another planet, it would completely change our view of ourselves.
    如果我们能够在另一颗行星上找到诸如细菌的那种低等生命，那么这个发现将彻底改变我们对我们自己的看法。

7. In the new country he became absorbed in making a new life for the two of us, so that he gradually ceased to grieve.
    在这个新的国家里，父亲专心致志地为我们俩开创一种新的生活，慢慢地不伤心了。

8. In winter, however, life at the monastery is quite different.
    然而到了冬天，修道院里的生活则是另一番景象。

9. If you have any questions about Japanese students´ life, you can discuss with them when they come.
    如果你们有关于日本学生生活方面的问题的话，他们来后，你们可以和他们讨论。

10. In fact, in many places it´s becoming a part of everyday life.
    实际上，在很多地方，激光已成为人们日常生活的一部分。