1. A pilot noticed a balloon which seemed to be making for a Royal Air Force Station nearby.
    一个飞行员发现了一只气球，它像是正飞往附近的一个皇家空军基地。

2. After that there was no trouble in making it stand upright.
    这样就毫不费力地使鸡蛋笔直地立在桌上。

3. As the grocery items moves along the conveyor belt, the checker passes each item over a glass plate in the counter top, making sure that the UPC symbols can be read by the laser beam under the glass.
    食品杂货经传送带传到收款员跟前，收款员随即将每一物品搁在柜台上的一块玻璃板上一扫，好使板下的扫描机阅读条形码。

4. A friend of mine (a sales representative for a chemical company) was making twice the salary of college instructors during her first year on the job — even before she completed her two-year associate degree.
    我的一个朋友（一个化工公司的销售代理）在干这份工作的第一年所挣的钱就已是大学教师薪水的两倍了——这甚至还是在她修完2年制的准学士学位课程之前的事。

5. At the Nagpur book show, for example, the latest American social publications were conspicuous by their absence and India's politically conscious leadership has been replaced by a new generation, riding on the wave of the Internet, making fortunes wi
    例如，正因为那格浦尔书展上有关美国最新社会学出版物的缺乏，这些书籍反而变得引人注目起来。此外，印度有政治意识的领导层已被那些在因特网上冲浪、在短短几年内发了财的新一代人所取代。

6. Autumn described Jackson as very funny, always telling jokes and making her laugh.
    秋说杰克逊非常有趣，老讲笑话，逗得秋大笑。

7. All the changes are making some in the rose business long for the good old days, when neighborhood flower shops arranged and delivered every Valentine's Day bundle of flowers.
    所有这些变化使得玫瑰行业的一些人很怀念过去的好日子，那时附近的花店每个情人节都会安排送花。

8. And how could you prevent someone from taking a sample of your hair and making a clone of you?
    而且，你怎样防止别人从你的头发里取得样本来克隆一个你呢？

9. "The challenge is telling things people already know — and at the same time making it different," the spokesman said.
    这位发言人说："难的是要将人们已熟知的事说得让它听起来不同。"

10. You must be cautious, however. These mechanisms can really hurt you because they prevent you from making necessary adjustments to the new culture.
    但是你必须谨慎，这些办法可能会真的使你受到伤害，因为它们会阻碍你对新的文化作出必要的调整。