1. I read a few lines, but I did not understand a word.
    我读了几行，但一个字也不懂。

2. I have also learned to absorb whole sentences without trying to translate them word for word into Chinese.
    我还学会了领悟整个句子，而不去逐词译成汉语。

3. Finding that he could not remember a word of the letter either,
    狱卒发现自己连一个字也记不住，