1. The "1998 Report Card on the Ethics of American Youth" found that 7 out of every 10 high school kids have cheated on a test at least once. Including all grades, the number is more than 6 out of 10. 据"1998年美国青年道德报告"披露,每10名高中生中就有7名考试至少作弊一次。如包括所有年级,那么该数字就是十分之六强。
2. The world is on "the eve of a new era", says the former United States Vice President Al Gore, the Clinton administration's leading high-technology advocate. 美国前副总统阿尔·戈尔说,我们这个世界正处于"新时代的前夜",他是克林顿政府中推行高科技的主要人物。
3. The American high priest of solitude was Thoreau. 美国的独处高士是梭罗。
4. No one pretends high heels are as comfortable as flats. 没有人会谎称高跟鞋和平跟鞋一样舒适。
5. Now I just have to get invited somewhere in my high heels. 现在我得穿着高跟鞋应邀出去参加聚会了。
6. Naoto's immediate goal is to pass the entrance examinations for a private junior high school, a vital step for eventual admission to a prestigious (有名望的) university. 直仁眼下的目标,是想通过入学考试,进入一所私立初级中学——这是最终进入一所著名大学的关键一步。
7. He is an aspirant to high office. 他是热望高职的人。
8. He wrote badly and handed in the composition with discomfort. 他的作文写得不好,交卷时很不好意思。
9. High tariff is a barrier to international trade. 高关税是发展国际贸易的障碍。
10. Hawkwood used to hire his soldiers to princes who were willing to pay the high price he demanded. 霍克伍德把他的士兵雇佣给愿给他出高价的君主。