U11.十年之前，南希做了许许多多美国人梦寐以求的事。
A decade ago,Nancy did what so many Americans dream about.2.她辞去了经理职位，在邻近地区开了一家家用器材店商店。
She quit an executive position and set up a household equipment store in her neighborhood.3.像南希那样的人做出这种决定主要是出于改善生活质量的愿望。
People like Nancy made the decision primarily because of their desire to improve the quality of lives.4.然而，经营小本生意绝非易事。
But,to run a small business is by on means an easy job.5.在失去稳定的收入后，南希不得不削减日常开支。
Without her steady income,Nancy had to cut back on her daily expenses.6.有时她甚至没有钱支付他所需要的种种保险的费用。
Sometimes she did not have the money to pay the premiums for various kinds of insurance she needed.7.有一次她连电话费也付不起，只得想她的父母亲借钱。
Once she could not even pick up the phone bill and had to ask her parents to loan her some money.8.幸运的是，通过自己的努力，她已经度过了最困难的时期。
Fortunately,through her own hard work,she had now got through the most difficult time.9.他决心继续追求她所向往的更加美好的生活。
She is determined to continue pursuing her vision of a better life.U21.痛苦的奴隶生活坚定了亨森为自由而战的决心。
Henson's painful life as a slave strengthened his determination to struggle for freedom.2.他获得自由后不久就成了一个帮助逃跑奴隶的组织中的一员。
Shortly after he achieved freedom he became a member of an organization that assisted fugitive slaves.3.他几次偷偷地从加拿大回到美国帮助其他奴隶通过地下铁路获得自由。
He secretly returned to the United States from Canada several times to help others to travel the Underground Railroad to freedom.4.有一次在逃跑时亨森和几个逃跑的奴隶被捕捉奴隶的人包围。
Once some slave catchers closed in on the escaping slaves and Henson when they were on the run.5.他将逃跑的奴隶乔装打扮一番，成功地躲避了追捕。
He disguised them and successfully avoided capture.6.另外，他后来在加拿大的得累斯顿为逃跑的奴隶建造了一个居住小区，并建了教堂和学校，逃跑的奴隶们在这里能够学到有用的谋生之道。
In addition,later he built a small settlement in Dresden in Canada for escaped slaves,setting up a chapel and a school where they could learn useful ways of making a living.7.他坚信奴隶制将被废除，所有奴隶终将获得解放，种族歧视消失的那一天一定会到来。
He held to the conviction that slavery would be abolished,all the slaves would be liberated,and the day was bound to come when racial discrimination no longer existed.U31.在美国每隔15秒钟就有人举报一起入室行窃案。
A burglary is reported every 15 seconds in the United States.2.统计数据显示去年窃贼光顾了两百多万户人家。
Statistics show burglars entered more than 2 million homes last year.3.人们实际上几乎无法将蓄意行窃的盗贼拒之门外，Actually it is impossible to keep a determined burglar out.4.所能做的只是设法阻拦他片刻，从而使其暴露在巡警或附近溜达的人们面前。
All you can do is discourage him for a few minutes,thus expose him to police patrols or those wandering around.5.常识告诉我们光照是犯罪行为的障碍物。
Common sense tells us that lighting is a barrier to criminal activity.6.家门口必须安装一盏灯，并在晚间开着。
A light should be fixed in the doorway and switched on at night.7.不管你是否相信，有些人，尤其是最晚进家的孩子，晚上进屋后不把门锁上。
Believe it or not,some people,particularly children who happen to be the last to come in,leave their doors on the latch at night.8.空心门，即便锁上了，也易遭贼侵入。
Doors of hollow core,even when locked,are vulnerable to break-ins.9.因此最好选择实心门或铁门，因为窃贼很难将它们撬开。
Thus doors of solid core or steel are much preferred as they make it difficult for the burglar to pry open.10.如果你有意购买报警装置，别忘了索要报警器的标志，并把它们张贴在窗户和门上。
If you decide to buy an alarm device,be sure to ask for its signs and put them up on both windows and doors.11.最后，提醒一句，外出旅游时，一定要请一位信得过的邻居，在你回来前帮你收好每日的报纸和邮件。
Finally,a word of warning--when you travel,make sure that you have a trusted neighbour collect and keep all the deliveries of newspapers and mail until you return.12.这是因为放在门阶上或邮箱里成堆的报纸邮件如同广告一样使大家都知道你家里没人。
This is because a collection of newspapers and mail on the front doorstep or in your mailbox is an advertisement that no one is home.U41.外星人是一个让专家和外行都很感兴趣的话题，The extraterrestrial has been a topic of interest to experts and nonprofessionals alike.2.各式各样的国家和组织的研究者们正在采用不同的模式寻找他们。
Researchers of various nationalities and organizations are adopting different modes of investigation in search of extraterrestrials.3.有的密切观察稀有放射性元素水平特别高的星球，Some make a close observation of stars with extremely high levels of rare,radioactive elements.4.他们认为那些元素产生于人类尚未理解的外星人技术。
They believe those elements have resulted from extraterrestrial technology that is still beyond human wits to understand.5.有的试图从宇宙“噪音”中分离出无线电信号。
Some try to isolate radio noise from the "noise" of the universe.6.而有的则宣称已经看到了外星人，并能详细描绘他们的模样。
And some claim that they have caught sight of extraterrestrials and can even describe their appearance in detail.7.研究者们将他们收集到的复杂数据汇编成一系列的报告和书籍。
Researchers work up the complicated data they collect into a series of reports and books.8.虽然确定的答案仍未找到，但并未有任何迹象显示探索者们的希望因为挫折而泯灭，他们坚信他们的艰辛努力是完全值得的。