1. The door began to open. Swiftly Max pushed to free himself and drop to the balcony.
    门就要开了，马克斯急忙松手，跳向阳台。

2. They should regularly check and reinforce their homes, place heavy objects in low positions, attach cupboards and cabinets to walls, and fasten doors so that they will not open accidentally during an earthquake.
    他们应当定期检查和加固房屋，将重物放在低处，将碗橱和柜子贴墙放置，加固房门以防地震时突然脱开。

3. The smoke of one small fire causes no harm to the environment. Natural cleaning processes can clean the particles of smoke from the air.
    小火带来的烟不会危害环境，因为自然净化作用会将空气中的烟尘清除。

4. The forests cannot clean the air fast enough.
    森林已不能及时清洁空气。

5. The tube assists breathing, but patients say it feels like a fire running through their throat and hurts more than having their chest cut open.
    导管帮助病人呼吸，但病人说感觉它就像一把火烧过喉咙，比开胸还难受。

6. Thanks to the team, the hospital stay of an open-heart surgery patient dropped from an average of nine days to seven days.
    由于该小组的工作，开胸手术病人的平均住院时间从9天减到7天。

7. The plane blasted into the air like a bullet shot out of a rifle, and soon we were at 2,000 feet and climbing.
    飞机像离膛的子弹射入空中，很快我们升到了2,000英尺的高空，并在继续爬升。

8. Trailing behind us were white stripes created by heat from our exhaust hitting sub-zero air.
    在我们的身后，拖着一道道白色的尾巴，那是我们的排气口放出的热气与低于零度的大气相遇而形成的。

9. The case is an illustration of some of the delicate cultural issues the company faces as it gets ready to open its theme park 20 miles (32 kilometers) east of Paris in five months' time.
    迪斯尼公司正准备五个月后在巴黎以东20英里（32公里）的地方修建一个主题公园，而这一案子正说明了公司面临的一些文化方面的棘手问题。

10. Taking directions from my "coach", who was standing at the bottom of the tower, I tightened my helmet, closed my eyes and leaped into the air.
    "教练"站在高塔下面指点，我照着他的话，紧了紧头盔，闭上双眼，纵身一跃。