1. We are lucky in that only the lower fields, which make up a very small proportion of our farm, are affected by flooding,
    值得庆幸的是，只有低洼的受到洪水影响，而低洼地在我们农场比例很小。

2. When you visit London, one of the first things you will see is Big Ben, the famous clock which can be heard all over the world on the B. B. C.
    当你游览伦敦时，首先看到的东西之一就是"大本"钟，即那座从英国广播公司的广播中全世界都可以听到它的声音的著名大钟。

3. We can´t make up our minds.
    我们还拿不定主意。

4. We need a lot of things this week.
    这星期我们需要很多东西。

5. Why, if little Hans comes here, and sees our warm fire, and our good supper, and our red wine, he will envy us, and envy is a terrible thing.
    哎，如果小汉斯到咱家来，看到咱们温暖的火炉，丰盛的晚餐，还 有红酒，他会嫉妒我们的。而嫉妒却是一件令人可怕的事。

6. Well, to meet this difficulty, I resolved to dig into the surface of the earth, so as to make it easier to launch the boat.
    好吧，为了克服这一困难，我决定把地面挖平。这样可以使小船下水时容易一些，

7. When Kizzy was four or five, the African would take her by the hand and lead her round the farm and teach her names of things in his native tongue: one word for tree, another for rock, another for cow.
    当吉西四五岁的时候，老非洲就拉着她的手带她去农场转上一圈，教她用土著语说出各种事物的名称：一个词代表着“树”，一个词代表“岩石”，另一个词代表“母牛”。

8. When she saw the state of his clothes, she became more determined than ever to make him work hard during the holiday on Saturday.
    波莉姨妈心里正盘算着要罚他在星期六干活，现在，看到汤姆满身泥巴的样子，决心就更坚定了。

9. Why do parents give their children too much, or give them things they can't afford? I believe there are several reasons.
    家长为什么要给孩子们那么多的东西？或者要给孩子们买他们买不起的东西？我认为这有好几方面的原因。

10. Water from the dams can make electricity, called hydroelectricity since it is made from water power.
    从大坝里流出的水还能发电，叫做水力发电，因为它是利用水力发的电。