1. And yet, only half way through the book, she´s completely broken with the old world and become a staunch fighter in the ranks of the revolution.
    但是只到了书中描写的一半，她就完全与旧世界决裂，成为了革命阶级中一名坚强的战士。

2. And then he also made the mistake of drinking not one but two frosted glasses full, while everybody else had a half-inch "just for taste."
    接着他又犯了个错误：他喝了不是一杯，而是满满两大毛玻璃杯的葡萄酒，而其他人的杯子里都只有半英寸高的酒, "只是尝尝而已。"

3. "He's back!" she shouted; her brother, at six feet tall, towered over most Japanese men, and she knew at a glimpse that it was him.
    "他回来啦！"他的弟弟身高6英尺，比大多数日本男子高，她一眼望去就知道是他。

4. As she ran to catch the school bus, Sandy thought of her older brother Bill who was away at college.
    去赶校车的路上，桑迪想起了在外面上大学的哥哥比尔。

5. An only child, Autumn liked hearing about Sandy's brother.
    秋喜欢听桑迪哥哥的事情，因为她家就她一个独生女。

6. "I know what you mean. My brother, Bill, has been calling me, but doesn't want me to tell my parents."
    "我明白你的意思。我哥哥比尔一直跟我打电话，可又不想让我告诉父母他打了电话。"

7. " He's my brother. I want to help him," Sandy said.
    "他是我哥哥，我想帮助他，" 桑迪说。

8. About two weeks ago, a regretful Mr. Williams, who had worked for the London police since 1959 and had risen to a ￡65,000 a year position as deputy director of finance, was brought into court and sentenced to seven and a half years in prison.
    威廉斯先生自1959年起效力于伦敦警署，官至财务部副主管，年薪65,000英镑。大约两周前，后悔不已的他在法庭受审，被判监禁7年半。

9. After the war, a character called Uncle Sam began appearing in political cartoons, his form evolving from an earlier cartoon character called Brother Jonathan that was popular during the American Revolution.
    战后，政治漫画里开始出现了一个名叫"山姆大叔"的人物。他的原型是一个早期漫画人物，名叫乔纳森大哥，此人在美国独立战争时期非常出名。

10. A traditional father supplies only half the DNA in a child.
    传统意义上的父亲只提供了孩子身上的一半DNA。