1. That he had been arrested while counting the 1,084 steps leading to the fifteen-foot wall which surrounded the president´s palace.
    就在他数通向15英尺高的总统府围墙的1，084级台阶时，被抓了起来。

2. 11 a.m. The moving company still hasn't arrived. I call Julie. She promises to have the president of the company, Max, personally call me in 10 minutes.
    上午十一点。搬家公司还没有来。我给朱莉打电话。她保证十分钟后让公司的总裁马克斯亲自给我打电话。

3. 11:10 a.m. The phone rings. "This is Max, president of Low Cost Moving." I check out the voice. It's not Julie.
    上午十一点十分。电话响了。"我是马克斯，廉价搬家公司的总裁。"我仔细辩别那声音。不是朱莉。

4. In 1860, Abraham Lincoln was elected President of the United States.
    1860年, 亚伯拉罕 林肯当选为美国总统.

5. I was in the second plane, following the president´s.
    我乘坐第二架飞机，跟随着总统的座机。

6. It had three or four large downstairs rooms, as well as quarters for the president´s Filipino servants and numerous Secret Service men.
    楼下有三四个大房间，还有一些房间可供总统的菲律宾仆人和很多特工人员居住。

7. I was a little nervous at the prospect of interpreting for the President.
    想到即将给总统当翻译，我有点紧张。

8. In the few minutes I had with the President before his first meeting with Stalin, I outlined certain considerations regarding interpreting.
    在总统与斯大林首次会晤前我与他在一起的几分钟内，我把有关翻译所需要考虑的事项归纳了一下。

9. I'm impressed. "President" is a great job name, although, let's face it, not as great as "nomad."
    这话叫我忘不了。"总裁"可是个了不起的职务，虽然--让我们面对它吧-- 还不如"游牧者"那么好听。