1. She was wearing a full-length skirt which swept the ground.
    身穿一条拖地长裙，

2. Such an experience befell a certain young girl the first time she was travelling alone.
    一个小姑娘第一次单独出门就碰到了这种情况。

3. She gazed at it for some time then added, ´You don´t need bookcases at all. You can sit here in your spare time and read the carpet!´
    她盯着"地毯"看了一会儿，又说："你根本用不着书橱，空闲时你可以坐在这儿读地毯！"

4. Since that time, racing drivers have reached speeds over 600 miles an hour.
    从那时以来，赛车选手已达到每小时600英里的速度。

5. Some time ago, however, a peculiar fish was caught near Madagascar.
    然而不久前，在马达加斯加附近的海里却捕到了一条奇怪的鱼。

6. She told reporters she felt very tired and didn´t want to make another film for a long time.´
    她告诉记者她感到很疲劳，早就不想再拍电影了。

7. So Mrs. Cox works steadily from the time she arrives at school in the morning until she leaves for home late in the afternoon, and her "free" period isn´t really free at all.
    实际上，科克斯夫人从早上一到校就不停地工作，一直到下午很晚离开学校为止，她的“空闲”时间实在一点也不空闲。

8. She even went to college and had a full education.
    后来她甚至还进了大学，接受了全面的教育。

9. So the problem now is not why I should study English, but how to get the best results in the shortest possible time.
    现在的问题不是我为何要学英语，而是怎么能在尽可能短的时间内学得最好。

10. Since that time, the laser has proved to be an instrument of many uses.
    自那时起，激光已被证明是具有多种用途的工具。