1. But I didn't feel intimidated by students who spoke faster than I did because I took all the time I needed to think out my ideas and wrote a reply before posting it on the screen.
    但我从未因别的同学英语说得比我快而感到畏惧，因为在屏幕上作出回答之前，我可以根据自己的需要花时间去琢磨自己的想法。

2. Because time was short — the patient was dying — the Red Cross man and an officer set out in an army vehicle.
    由于时间紧迫--病人已奄奄一息--红十字会的人和一名军官乘一辆军车出发。

3. But the wrong Marine had become the right son at the right time.
    但是，这个假儿子在老人真正需要儿子的时刻却成了真正的儿子。

4. But why is he a black man? Why is he a Negro male with a worn T-shirt and shining eyes? Why is he not a white man?
    我又想象另一种可能性。当我听见那个声音时，我正带着枪在街上走。那人一定没看见我的枪。

5. By that I mean that the Japanese take great pride in doing a job well and getting it done no matter how much time is required.
    我这么说的意思是，日本人对于能把一项工作做好，对于能完成这项工作，无论耗时多少，都会感到无比自豪。

6. But when I heard that she was dying, I realized I wanted to go to see her one more time.
    在听到她不久人世的时候，我意识到自己想再去看看她。

7. But we are the ones who signal to businesses that what they are doing is okay — every time we buy their products.
    每当我们购买他们的产品时，我们就在向企业发出信号，告诉他们可以这样做。

8. Britain won't improve its system until after the year 2000, spurring Mitterrand to joke that passengers will have " plenty of time for sightseeing ".
    不到2000年，英国不会改善它的铁路系统，这使密特朗不由地开起了玩笑，说乘客会有 "足够的时间一饱眼福"。

9. Before I knew it, though, I slipped into the nanny position almost full time.
    然而不知不觉中，我几乎当起了全职保姆。

10. But dependent children can't just be left behind when it's time to move on to a new relationship:
    但在建立新关系的同时不能不考虑尚未独立的孩子。