1. It is a red pencil.
    那是一支红色的铅笔。

2. In 1864 a treaty — The Convention of Geneva — was signed and the Red Cross came into being.
    1864年，一项协议——日内瓦公约得以签署，红十字会诞生了。

3. In peace, too, the Red Cross is quick to send help wherever there is human suffering.
    在和平时期，无论哪里的人遭难，红十字会总是及时提供救援。

4. I remember the bright-red tobacco tin, with a picture of Queen Victoria's partner, Prince Albert, dressed in a black dress coat and carrying a cane.
    我还记得那鲜红的烟丝罐头，上面有一张维多利亚女王的丈夫阿尔伯特亲王身穿黑色燕尾服、手拿一支手杖的图片。

5. I remember driving one night with my friend in her parents' automobile. We stopped at a red light at Carlton and Tulane where a black man was crossing the street in front of us.
    现在我走进了我家附近的一家加油站。一个黑人已经在排队等侯。他突然跳起来并转过身，在看见我以后才放松下来，对我说我吓着他了，因为这一带常出事。