1. The tank is almost empty, but I think there’s a gas station about 20 miles up the road.

　　油箱快没有油了，不过我想顺着这条路往前走约20英里的地方有一个加油站。

　　2. If you aren’t able to pay cash for the television set, you can make arrangements with the credit manager for 12 payments.

　　如果你不能付现金买电视机，你可以与负责信贷的经理商定分十二次分期付款。

　　3. I don’t intend to stop by the post office, but I will go to the grocery store and to the cleaner’s after I see the doctor.

　　看完医生之后我不打算顺便去邮局，但是将去食杂店和干洗店。

　　4. I had to stand in line for two hours to get a first-row seat for the performance.

　　我不得不排了两个小时的队以搞到排的演出票。

　　5. Jack can’t go to the movies with you because he needs to brush up on his notes.

　　杰克需要温习笔记，不能跟你去看电影。 (复习，重新学习。)

　　6. With 30 seconds to go in the football game, the Harvard halfback scored a touchdown to beat Yale.

　　在离橄榄球比赛结束前还剩30秒钟时，哈佛队的中卫获得底线得分，结果击败了耶鲁队。

　　7. An assembled lawnmower costs $125, but it’s only $100 if you put it together yourself.

　　一台装配好的割草机价值125美元，而如果你自己组装的话仅需100美元。

　　8. Dave had to take a cut in pay to keep from losing his job.

　　大卫不得不降低工资以便不失去工作。

　　9. Bill was on the verge of speeding when he saw the patrolmen.

　　彼尔在发现巡警时车子几乎超速。(on the verge of: 几乎，差不多。)

　　10. Instead of waiting until tomorrow or Wednesday, Bob wants to get right to work.

　　鲍勃想马上投入工作而不是等到明天或星期三。

　　11. I took more time on the last question than I did on the first four.

　　我在一个问题上所花的时间比在前四个问题上多。

　　12. We’re closed on Sundays, but we stay open from 8 until 6 on weekdays and from 8 until 12 on Saturdays.

　　我们星期天关门，平日从早8点营业到晚6点，星期六从早8点到中午12点。

　　13. The student kept on talking even though the teacher had asked him to stop.

　　尽管老师让他住嘴，这个学生还是不住地讲话。

　　14. Because she wanted to take a walk, Mrs. Jones asked Linda to keep an eye on the baby.

　　琼斯夫人想出去散步，请琳达照看孩子。

　　15. Before finding out that a neighbor had broken his window, the father scolded his child for having done it.

　　在发现是一个邻居打破了他的窗户之前父亲痛骂了孩子一顿。

　　16. The hostess made every effort to see that her guests got the food and drinks they wanted.

　　女主人尽一切努力保证她的客人们都有他们所要的食物和酒。

　　17. John attended kindergarten and grade school in New York City and high school in Washington, but he received his higher education in Chicago.

　　约翰在纽约上的幼儿园和小学，在华盛顿读的中学，但在芝加哥受的高等教育。(grade school：<美>小学。)

　　18. It’s hard to believe that Bill is a sophomore at Memphis State University.

　　很难相信比尔是梦菲斯州立大学的二年级学生。

　　19. Mike hasn’t touched a book since this semester began.

　　从这个学期开始以来，麦克一本书也没有碰。

　　20. Fred rented a car and drove to Dallas.

　　佛雷德租了辆汽车开到达拉斯。