1. As a scientist, one of Steven Wolf's favorite questions to ask people at the end of a study is: "What can you do now that you couldn't do before?" 作为一名科学家,史蒂文·沃尔夫在结束一项研究时最喜欢问别人的一个问题是,"什么事情是你现在能做到而以前做不到的?"
2. Although many people assume that balance and movement problems are inevitable with age, an increasing body of evidence demonstrates that exercise can help improve balance and strength in elderly individuals and reduce their chance of falling. 尽管许多人认为难以保持平衡和活动不便的问题随着衰老而不可避免,但越来越多的证据表明,运动有助于老年人增强平衡能力和增长力气,可减少他们摔跤的可能性。
3. Also, when we at Nomura converted to computers about five years ago, the new system eliminated the jobs of 700 people. 同样,当我们野村证券公司五年前改用电脑时,新系统使700名员工失去了原来的工作。
4. Among these is her home-decorating magazine which is sent to 550,000 people. 现在,黎明出版公司负责贺卡的生产与销售。
5. After all, most of the people who die in earthquakes are killed by falling buildings. 要知道,多数在地震中丧生的人都是被倒塌的建筑物砸死的。
6. As the number of people on Earth increases, it becomes increasingly difficult for the population to survive on the resources of the land. 随着地球上人口的增加,人类依靠土地资源生存变得越来越困难。
7. As the human population grows, people consume more. 随着人口越来越多,人类的消耗也越来越多。
8. As people work to control the planet and make life comfortable, are they using up resources that are needed for their survival? 难道为了控制整个地球,为了使生活舒适,人类就要用尽生存所需的所有资源吗?
9. And by altering the proteins on the surfaces of animal organs to make them more like human organs, scientists believe they may be able to create a plentiful source of organ donors for people. 而且科学家们相信,通过改变动物器官表面的蛋白质,它们更像人类器官,就能够找到一个为人类提供器官的丰富来源。
10. "Many people sign an agreement, put it in a drawer and never look at it again," the lawyer added. 这位律师接着说:"很多人一签好协议,就把它扔进抽屉,然后再也不看它一眼。"