1. A young English writer made the pertinent observation a year or two back that the talent goes into the first draft, and the art into the drafts that follow.
    一两年前，一位年轻的英国作家发表了中肯的看法。他说，初稿是才华，以后各稿是艺术。

2. As I soon learnt, he was English himself!
    我很快了解到，他自己就是个英国人！

3. ´You´ll soon learn English!´ he said.
    "您会很快学会英语的！"他说。

4. ´I am sorry,´ he said. ´I do not speak English.´
    "很抱歉，"他说，"我不会讲英语。"

5. An English teacher usually divides her time among three subjects: language (grammar, punctuation, spelling, etc.), composition, and literature.
    英语教师一般都分三种课程来安排时间，即语言(语法、标点、拼写等)，作文和文学。

6. A year´s study has taught me that we cannot learn English well without watching out for idiomatic ways of saying things.
    通过一年的学习，我认识到，要想学好英语就得注意习惯表达法。

7. All this makes me see that besides a good training in pronunciation, spelling, handwriting and basic grammar, one has to pay close attention to English idioms in order to learn the language faster and use it better.
    所有这些使我认识到，要想更快地学会英语，更好地使用英语，除在语音、拼写、书写和基本语法方面进行良好的训练外，还要密切注意英语习惯用法。

8. And I shall read English books in science, history, geography, and in everything that will help me to know a lot more about man´s past and present.
    我还要读有关科技、历史、地理和其它方面的英文书籍，使自己更多地了解人类的过去和现在。

9. A few teenagers arrive in the United States with little command of English.
    刚到美国时, 有些孩子对英语几乎一窍不通。

10. "For me," says seventeen - year - old Gloria Marcato, "it's more important to learn to speak English and to live through this experience than it is to receive a certificate from the American government."
    "对我来说，" 17岁的格洛里亚·马卡托说: "学会讲英语及体验这种经历比从美国政府那里拿到一张证书更为重要。"