1. It sped downhill at the end of the race and its driver had a lot of trouble trying to stop it.
    它在接近终点时，冲下了山坡，驾驶员费了好大劲才把车停下来。

2. It was a hideous act, but it helped the African to stay put on one plantation, since no calculating planter would care to part with a crippled slave for the current price of one dollar.
    这是一种惨不忍睹的暴行，但却使他在一家种植园呆了下来。因为没有一个精于算计的种植园主，会愿意为了一个美元而卖掉一个瘸腿的奴隶。

3. In the slave-cabin, he would point out a banjo or a guitar and say one syllable, ko, and in time the little girl came to associate ko with a banjo or a guitar.
    在奴隶居住的小木屋里，他会指着一个班卓琴或是一把吉他用一个音节ko来代替。经过一段时间，小女孩开始把ko和班卓琴或吉他联系起来。

4. I found "the King´s soldiers" which the village elder spoke of were Colonel O´Hara´s forces, which had been sent from London to the Gambia River to guard the British fort, James Slave Fort, and the date — 1767 — was right on.
    我发现村里老者说到的“国王的军队”就是上校奥里尔的部队，他们是从伦敦被派到冈比亚河去保卫英国要塞詹姆士堡的，所记载的日期恰好是1767年，完全吻合。

5. I found a deed dated 5 September 1768 between two brothers, John and William Waller, transferring goods between them; on the second page were the words:"and also one Negro man slave named Toby."
    我发现了一张于1768年9月5日签署的契据。该契据是在名叫约翰·沃勒和威廉·沃勒的两兄弟间在进行财产转移时签署的。在第2页写着：“还有一个名叫托比的黑人奴隶。”

6. If it's more, the driver will tell you."
    如果不够，司机会告诉你。"

7. If you're going to spend a lot of time with a particular driver, plan ahead to ensure the day will go smoothly.
    如果你打算和某一个司机相处好长一段时间，事先要计划好，以保证当天顺利。