1. Sir James Clark Ross had obtained a sounding of over 2,400 fathoms in 1839, but it was not until 1869, when H. M. S. Porcupine was put at the disposal of the Royal Society for several cruises,
    1839年，詹姆斯.克拉克.罗斯爵士曾测得海水深度超过2，400英尺；但直到1869年，皇家学会用英国"豪猪"号舰艇进行了几次巡航后，

2. Since then, every society has had to figure out what to do with its waste — something that is usually unhealthy, smelly, and ugly — throwing garbage in the streets, piling it up just outside of town, building it into structures or simply setting it o
    此后，每个社会都要想办法解决垃圾问题——处理那些通常是有害的、难闻的、难看的东西——要么把垃圾扔到街上，要么堆在城外，要么掺在建筑结构里，要么干脆付之一炬。

3. Sadly, youth and beauty have become the currency of our society, buying popularity and opportunity.
    可悲的是，青春、美貌已成了我们这个社会的货币，可以买到人心和机会。

4. Punctuality is a necessary habit in all public affairs in civilized society.
    准时是文明社会中进行一切社交活动时必须养成的习惯。

5. Most people willingly conform to the customs of society.
    大多数人都愿意遵守社会习俗。

6. John Gardner wrote that a society which praises its philosophers and looks down on its plumbers is in for trouble.
    约翰·加德纳曾写道，一个只赞扬哲学家而蔑视管道工的社会必定会出现麻烦。

7. Gail sometimes wondered why I and other blacks were so involved with the racial issue, and I was surprised that she seemed to forget the subtler forms of racial hatred in American society.
    盖尔有时不明白为何我和其他黑人如此热衷于种族问题，她好像忘记了美国社会中种族仇恨更加微妙的表现形式，这一点令我感到惊讶。

8. Cloning is a radical challenge to the most fundamental laws of biology, so it's reasonable to be concerned that it might be a preface to activities that will threaten human society and dignity.
    克隆向生物学最基本的规律发起了一次革命性的挑战，因此有理由担心这或许是威胁人类社会和人类尊严的活动的序曲。

9. However well we look after ourselves, and however well society, and our doctors, look after us.
    但最终会急转直下，不管我们怎样精心照料我们自己，不管社会和医生怎样对我们进行精心照顾，我们也无法再活下去了。

10. Of course, the books and periodicals that are warning society about the removal of jobs, "the end of work", and wage decreases only serve to increase public anxiety — a slow-motion variation of shouting "Fire!" in a crowded theate
    当然, 那些因工作岗位的消失、"工作完蛋了"和工资减少而对社会发出警告的书籍和期刊杂志只不过是起到了增加公众焦虑的作用--只是在挤满了观众的戏院里有人大叫"着火啦"的那种景象的慢镜头的变种而已。