1. In the first place, the time of learning the mother tongue is the most favourable of all, namely, the first years of life. 首先,学习母语的时间是最有利的,也就是说,是在人生最初的几年里。
2. I was no longer in a tropical area and I felt cold inside and out, the first time such a feeling had come over me. 我已不再身处热带,我浑身上下感到寒冷。这种感觉第一次袭上我的心头。
3. I had come the night before, a black and cold night before-as it was expected to be in the middle of January, though I didn't know that at the time — and I could not see anything clearly on the way from the airport, even though there were lights ever 我是昨夜到这里的,那是个漆黑、寒冷的夜晚——一月中旬就该是这样的天气,可我那时并不知道这一点——虽然到处都有灯,可从机场出来的一路上我什么都看不清楚。
4. I'm sure that time will only confirm what we feel deeply about each other." 我可以肯定时间只会证明我们是彼此深情相爱的。"
5. It was prejudice time. 这是一个歧视盛行的时代。
6. In a time of increasing specialization, a time when 90 percent of all the scientists who have ever lived are currently alive, more than ever, we need to know what is truly important in life. 在一个日益专业化的时代,在一个本时代所有科学家的90%现在都还健在的时代里,我们比过去任何时候更需了解什么是生活中真正重要的东西。
7. If my wife and I choose to live in the U.S., however, she must apply for a visa ahead of time. 但是如果我和妻子决定居住在美国的话,她必须提前申请签证。
8. It was midnight by the time they found her place. 他们找到朋友的住处时已是半夜了。
9. I worked hard to meet the minimum standards set by the course and to complete assignments on time. 我尽力达到课程的最低限度的要求,并按时完成作业。