英译汉1.Work ,in this small Midwestern community ,was almost as slow as his beat-upPontiac ,but he never quit looking.在中西部这个小社区,工作清淡得几乎就像他那破旧的庞蒂拉克车慢悠悠的,可他从没放弃过寻找2.She had already imagined all the awful things that could have happened had henot stopped.她已经想象了所有一切可能发生的可怕事情,假如他要是没有停下他车的话.3.Joe never thought twice about the money .this was not a job to him.乔从来没有仔细考虑过钱的问题,因为这对他来说并不是干活.4.She went in to grab a bite to eat ,and take the chill off before she made the lastleg of her trip home.他进去赶着吃口东西,暖暖身,然后再开完回家的最后一段路程.5.The handsome ,well-educated man who came by the office where she workedlooked like a good bet,这位顺道到她工作办公室的英俊受过良好教育的男子看上去是个挺不错的选择.6.It wasn‟t the happiest marriage ,but as their 60th anniversary approached ,mysister and I decided to throw a party .虽然他们的婚姻算不上是最幸福的,可是在他们结婚60周年纪念日来临时,我和妹妹还是决定给他们举行一个聚会.7.Added to the frequent house-wide hunts for glasses and car key were thegroceries left behind on the counter ,notices of bills left unpaid.他们除了经常满屋子里找眼镜,找车钥匙,他们还把买的食品杂货忘在了柜台上,一张张账单忘了去付.8.Sharing being unthinkable ,they‟d devised financial arrangements so elaboratethey could trigger war at any time.由于钱财共享他们觉得无法想像的,他们想出的钱财管理办法非常复杂,随时都可能引发战争.9.Determined to be a stay-at –home mom ,I began to make my living as a home-based publicist and freelance write.决心要做一个居家照顾孩子的妈妈,我开始在家靠从事写广告和自由撰稿谋生.10.Being on the internet allowed me this valuable flexibility that I otherwise neverwould have had .在互联网工作使我有了这种宝贵的的灵活性,我要是从事其他工作就根本不可能有这种灵活性了.11.Instead of standing in line at OfficeMax to make copies or wait forfaxes ,everything I needed was neatly tucked into my home office computer.我不必再站在麦克斯办公用品前排队复印或等待传真,我所需要的每样东西都整齐的放进我的家庭办公电脑里.12.I simply e-mailed interview questions to people from all over the globe ,and theyliked the fact that this allowed them to think about their answers more carefully and saved them from being misquoted.我只要用电子邮件把采访的问题发给世界各地的人,他们很喜欢这种方式,这使得他们能仔细地考虑自己的回答,免得自己的话被误引.13.What I heard was the rhythmic music of it all ,and the stories became easy torecite.在我听来,这些故事就像是充满节奏感的音乐,变得琅琅上口.14.But first ,I earned money by playing the clarinet ,which was my passion. It wasthe thing I most wanted to do .不过我最初靠演奏单簧管赚钱,因为那是我的激情所在,是我最想做的事情.15.I‟m not finished being a young child myself .maybe sometime later I‟llchange ,but this is good for now .我还想当一个长不大的小孩,也许以后的某一天我会改变,但至少目前我觉得这样挺好的.16.“Katie and her friends were sitting in the back seat talking to each other aboutsome movie star ; I think it was Orlando Bloom ,”recalled Mr. Hampton ,whose company produced the “Pirates of the Caribbean “ movies ,in which the actor starred.汉普顿先生回忆说"凯蒂和她的朋友们坐在汽车后座上相互在谈论某个电影明星,我想她们谈论的是奥兰多.布鲁姆".奥兰多.布鲁姆是汉普顿的公司发行的<加勒比海岛>系列电影的主演.17.It …s a common scene these days, one playing out in cars ,kitchens and bedroomacross the country.当今这种景象十分普遍,在全国各地的车里,厨房里以及卧室里都在上演.18.Overnight I found myself alone and struggling to find a job at age 49.我一下子发现自己单身一人，孤立无援，到了49岁还得努力去找工作。
