1. Today, American coins honor prominent figures of the US government — mostly famous former presidents.
    今天，美国的硬币都用来纪念美国政府的杰出人物，其中大部分是著名的前总统。

2. The government's official numbers tell this story: From 1972 to 1987, the US population grew by 16 percent, while the number of households grew by 35 percent.
    政府的官方数字表明：1972至1987年，美国人口增长了16%，家庭数目增加了35%，

3. They tell the government that they are getting two hundred dollars less than their real pension so they can get a little extra welfare money.
    为了能领到一点额外的福利款，他们告诉政府说他们实际上少拿了200美元的养老金，

4. They keep my records, and that information goes right into the government's computer.
    他们会保留我的记录，而这些记录会直接进入政府的电脑。

5. The government stopped taking care of our chairs.
    政府已经不管我们的轮椅了。

6. That leaves private industry — computer, phone, and cable companies — to move into the vacuum left by the government's absence.
    这就使得私人企业 -- 电脑公司、电话公司、有线电视公司 -- 得以填补由于政府无法顾及所留下的空缺。

7. The government has been pressing for computer makers to include a special chip in their machines to allow police agencies to listen to electronic communications.
    政府一直在敦促电脑制造商在机中加装一块特殊的芯片以使警方能接听电子通信。

8. This same company, it was revealed, was ready to finance secret U.S. efforts to throw out the government of Chile.
    后来发现，正是这家公司打算资助美国推翻智利政府的秘密行动。

9. The second category covers payments made to obtain quicker official approval of some project, to speed up the wheels of government.
    第二大类包括为促使政府加快对某些工程项目的正式批准而作的支出。

10. The likely next step is agreement from the Government to test pepper spray, an organic substance derived from peppers which disables an attacker if sprayed in his face.
    下一步可能的做法是政府同意试验胡椒喷雾剂，一种从胡椒中提取的有机物质。如果喷在脸上，它能使袭击者丧失行动能力。