1. A more recent study in America produced a somewhat better result, but the fathers in question were still talking to their children for less than a minute a day.
    新近在美国作的研究显示了稍好的结果，但这些父亲每天与孩子的交谈时间仍不到一分钟。

2. You and I have many friends － people who believe in a better America.
    你和我都有许多朋友——相信美国会变得更好的人们。

3. Yet I was suffering, not because people in America were not accepting me, but because they didn’t understand me and didn’t seem to care how I felt -- and because I didn’t understand them, either.
    然而我却是在受苦，不是因为美国人不愿接受我，而是因为他们不理解我，而且好像一点也不关心我的感受 —— 还因为我也不理解他们。

4. So this is a very pregnant moment, not only for the future of America, but also for all of the mature industrial economies and, ultimately, for the world at large.
    因此这是个至关重要的时刻，这不仅仅对美国的未来、而且对所有成熟的工业化国家，并且最终对整个世界来说都是至关重要的。

5. She told me of my grandfather's devotion to his own children, and how difficult it was for him to send his daughter to America for her education, fearing that same separation (分离).
    她给我讲了我外公对他自己的孩子的爱，对他来说送女儿去美国受教育有多困难！他害怕发生与他和他母亲一样的分离。

6. Spreading of AIDS in North America, Western Europe, Australia, New Zealand and parts of Latin America occurs most often among homosexual(同性恋) or bisexual(双性恋) men and intravenous (IV) (静脉内注射的) drug users(吸毒者), most often in city areas.
    在北美洲、西欧、澳大利亚、新西兰和部分拉丁美洲地区，艾滋病常常在同性恋或双性恋男子之间，或采用静脉内注射的吸毒者之间传播，并且往往在城市传播。

7. Politicians agree, in principle, so America and the EU have been trying to reach a deal which would eliminate the need to double-test many products.
    政治家在原则上同意了， 因此，美国和欧洲一直在寻求达成协议，以便为许多产品取消双重检查。

8. Pumas are large, cat-like animals which are found in America.
    美洲狮是一种体形似猫的大动物，产于美洲。

9. Perhaps my most famous relative of all, the one who really left his mark on America, was Reb Sussel (莱伯·萨塞尔), my great-grandfather on my father's father's side.
    在我的亲属中，最有名的，真正在美国产生影响的，或许就是我的曾祖父莱伯·萨塞尔。

10. My parents used to live in South America and I used to fly there from Europe in the holidays.
    我的父母曾经住在南美洲，所以假期里我常从欧洲乘飞机到他们那里。