The number of the young people in the United States who can't read is incredible, about one in four.

A. 在美国不会阅读的年轻人的数目是不可思议的四分之一。
B. 大约有四分之一的美国青年人没有阅读能力，这简直令人难以置信。

The crowd fell into dead silence as Johnson, dressed in a bright suit, walked up the steps of the courthouse.

A. 当约翰逊身着色彩鲜亮的西装走上县政府办公楼的台阶时，人群陷入一片死一般的寂静。
B. 人群陷入一片死一般的寂静，当约翰逊，身穿一套色彩鲜亮的西装，走上县政府办公楼的台阶时。

We had the cases opened and the contents examined by a local insurance survey or in the presence of shipping company's agents.

A. 我们打开了箱子，在航运公司代理在场的情况下，请当地保险公司的检查员检查了其中的货物。
B. 在航运公司代理在场的情况下，我们请当地保险公司的检查员打开了箱子，并检查了其中的货物。

Goods purchased in this shop can be changed within a month, but we don't exchange any item that is improperly used or damaged by the customer himself.

A. 在本店购买的商品一个月内可以更换，但对于那些由于顾客本人使用不当而出现问题的或顾客自己损坏了的东西，不予更换。
B. 在本店购买的货物一个月内可以更换，但对于那些由于顾客本人使用不当造成损坏的货物，不予更换。

翻译下列句子：On this winter's afternoon a child was standing there, her forehead against the glass, earnest and enormous eyes studying each treasure as if she were looking for something quite special.

The girl, who was crying as if her heart would break, said, when I spoke to her, that she was very hungry, because she had had no food for for two days.

Once you have learned the basics of the English language, you may think that's all there is to it, but most Americans speak yet another language.

But I knew that I would be able to handle what was ahead because I had successfully jumped this important hurdle in my life: I had made the transition from a person dependent on my family for emotional support to a person who was responsible for myself.

Carefully listening to a lecture and deciding what is important are two aspects that must be mastered before you worry about how to take notes.

Tracking whales is but one example of an exciting new world just opening to civilian scientists after the cold war as the Navy starts to share and partly uncover its global network of underwater listening system built over the decades to track the ships of potential enemies.