1. He scanned the horizon, looking for land.
    他细看天水相连的地方, 寻找陆地.

2. He had travelled only seven miles across the Channel when his engine failed and he was forced to land on the sea.
    但他只在海峡上空飞行7英里，引擎就发生了故障，他只好降落在海面上。

3. His roots and mine had become too firmly embedded in the new land.
    因为他与我一样已经把根深深地扎在异国的土地上。

4. Humboldt´s style of travel was interesting — he must live off the land as much as possible.
    洪堡的旅行方式是很有意思的——他总是就地取材，自己不多带供应品。

5. As you study a globe, you may notice that most of the large land areas are connected, or almost so.
    你仔细看地球仪时, 会注意到多数大块陆地是相连的, 或基本上相连的.

6. Actually the ocean floors are almost as irregular as the exposed land areas.
    实际上洋底几乎和露出的陆地一样是高低起伏的。

7. Asia and Europe form a huge land mass.
    亚洲和欧洲连成一片广大的陆地。

8. "People in and near cities have little opportunity to experience parks or unprotected open spaces, and that's becoming a problem," says Mister Ernest Cook, a senior vice president of the Trust for Public Land (TPL).
    "住在城里或城市附近的人们很少有机会看到公园或开阔的空地，这正在成为一个问题," 公有土地信托机构的资深副总裁欧内斯特·考克先生说。

9. 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。

10. Although agricultural production can be increased by use of machinery such as tractors and the addition of fertilizer, the land ultimately can produce only so much food and no more.
    虽然使用拖拉机等机械以及施用化肥可以提高农业产量，但是土地最终所能产出的粮食只有那么多，不会再增加。