1. Bill, thanks for picking up the books for me.
比尔，谢谢你把我的书拾了起来。
2. She said the demonstration begins at 8 o’clock, didn’t she?
她说表演于8点开始，对吧?
3. Linda took night classes for ten years and eventually got her degree.
琳达读了十年晚间课程，终于拿到了学位。
4. Automobile pollution is a far greater problem than industrial waste.
汽车污染是一个比工业废物严重得多的问题。
5. I’m used to getting up early.
我习惯于早起。
6. Mary said she wanted to live by herself.
马利说她想独自生活。
7. Red lettering on signs is much more noticeable than blue.
招牌上使用红色字体比蓝色更加醒目。
8. He stood up for what he thought was right.
他坚持他认为是正确的事。(stand up for：坚持，维持。)
9. I’d like to skip the meeting, but I can’t just not go.
我想逃过这次会议，但我又不能就这样不去。
10. I couldn’t get David to tell me where he is going on vacation.
我无法让戴维告诉我他假期去哪儿。
11. The radio is too loud only for Ben.
只有本觉得收音机太响。
12. Let’s leave the car at home and walk into town for a change.
我们把汽车放在家里走着进城吧。(for a change：换个花样，换个口味。)
13. Cavin raced through the station, afraid he’d miss the train.
凯文飞速跑入火车站，担心会耽误了火车。
14. If we hadn’t made a wrong turn, we’d been on time.
如果不是我们转错了弯的话，我们会准时的。
15. Better than half the class was absent.
一半多的学生缺席了。
16. People from the television station have requested that viewers send in their suggestions.
电视台的人要求观众寄来他们的建议。
17. Although John will never believe it, I did try to return his telephone call.
尽管约翰永远不会相信，我的确给他回了电话。
18. Lunch wasn’t at all appealing today.
今天的午饭一点也引不起食欲。
19. Robert tends to keep his opinions to himself.
罗伯特一向保留自己的意见。
20. Let’s all try to keep quiet.
咱们都尽量小点声。
