1. In 1783 the American Colonies threw off the yoke of England.
    一七八三年, 北美(十三个)殖民地摆脱了英国的统治。

2. I can live for two months on a good compliment. (Mark Twain , American writer)
    只凭一句赞美的话我就可以充实地活上两个月。(美国作家 马克・吐温)

3. In 1929, three years after his flight over the North Pole, the American explorer, R.E. Byrd, successfully flew over the South Pole for the first time.
    美国探险家 R.E. 伯德在飞越北极3年之后，于1929年第一次飞越了南极。

4. I was quartered at an American Army camp, outside of Teheran.
    我住在德黑兰外的一个美国军营里。

5. In Calabozo they heard of the South American electric eel.
    在卡拉博索，他们听说了南美洲电鳗的事。

6. In 1883 an American physician, A.F.A.King, listed twenty observations which he believed pointed to mosquitoes as a factor in malaria.
    1883年，一位叫A. F. A. 金的美国内科医生列举了他所观察到的20种现象，说明蚊子极可能是产生疟疾的因素。

7. I think the tendency to give children too many toys and clothes is quite common in American families.
    我发现给孩子们买太多的玩具和衣服的倾向在美国家庭已是司空见惯。

8. In these poor countries, as in American inner cities and on reservations, money that should be spent for food goes instead to the tobacco companies;
    就像在美国的市中心区和印第安人的居留地上发生的事一样。在这些贫困的国家里，那些本应该化在食物上的钱却流进了烟草公司。

9. In spite of my parents' objections, I go back to sleep, and I miss some of the most magnificent scenery on the North American continent.
    尽管我父母反对，我又蒙头大睡，因此我错过了北美大陆上一些最壮观的景色。

10. In other words, the legislation would benefit not immigrants, but American industry which would be crippled without it.
    换句话说，从这个法规获益的不是移民，而是如果没有了这项法案就会陷于瘫痪的美国工业界。