1. Today the work goes on, for at any moment disaster may strike somewhere, and the Red Cross must be ready to journey to the ends of the earth, if necessary, and bring relief.
    如今，红十字会的工作仍在照常进行，因为随时都可能出现灾情，一旦需要，红十字会将奔赴天涯海角，提供救援。

2. The flood, laden with rich earth, reaches the lower valley about 15 June — at a time when the whole land has been burnt black by the sun. It brings "the water of life".
    大约每年六月十五日，尼罗河水挟带着肥沃的泥土流到了下游，给已被太阳烤得焦黑的土地带来了“生命之水”。

3. The earth is tilted a little.
    地球略微倾斜，

4. The sun is a huge blazing ball, a million times larger than the earth.
    太阳是个比地球大百万倍的巨大火球，

5. The earth spins round once every twenty-four hours.
    地球每二十四小时自转一周。

6. This happens to most parts of the earth every twenty-four hours. 2
    地球上的大部分地区的二十四小时都是如此。

7. The more the rays are spread out, the less heat they give to the part of the earth they touch.
    但光线越扩散，它给予照射地区的热量就越少。

8. Through the ages the earth has cooled.
    随着时间的推移，地球冷却下来了。

9. The whole journey of the moon round the earth takes twenty-eight days.
    月亮绕地球旋转一周需要二十八天。

10. The white clouds above the Earth add beauty to the picture.
    地球上空漂浮的白云使这幅画变得更美了。