1. Well begun is half done.
    好的开端是成功的一半。

2. We can perhaps forgive those who said the moons of Jupiter were produced by Galileo´s spyglass if we recall that in his day, as for centuries before, curved glass was the popular contrivance for producing not truth but illusion, untruth;
    如果我们回想一下伽利略之前几个世纪期间，曲面镜一直是一种用于产生幻影而不是产生真象的把戏装置，那么我们就会原谅那些当时把伽利略观察到的木星卫生说成是伽利略用他的小望远镜变出来的人们，

3. When he went outside half an hour later, he was astonished to find that the little black lamb was almost white.
    半小时后，当他从屋里出来时，他惊奇地发现小黑羔羊全身几乎都变成白色。

4. Why people are prepared to tolerate a four-hour journey each day for the dubious privilege of living in the country is beyond me.
    人们为什么情愿每天在路上奔波4个小时去换取值得怀疑的乡间的优点，我是无法理解的。

5. When she woke up a day later, she found herself in hospital.
    第二天她醒来时，发现自己躺在医院里。

6. We had been in the hat shop for half an hour and my wife was still in front of the mirror.
    我们在这家帽店已经呆了半个小时了，而我的妻子仍在镜子面前。

7. We have English lessons every day and I like them very much.
    我们每天都有英语课，我很喜欢它。

8. We got there after half an hour´s walk.
    走了半个小时便到达那里。

9. We all know the importance of laying a solid foundation in everything we do, and in language study perhaps more than in anything else, a good beginning is half the battle.
    我们都知道，无论做什么事，重要的是要打下坚实的基础。语言学习尤其如此。俗说话：好的开端是成功的一半。

10. When our part of the earth faces the sun, we see sunlight and have day.
    我们这半球面对太阳时，我们能看到阳光，这时是白昼。