He talks about a ship's voyage and this is one of the most famous bits of the essay—how the best voyage is made up of zigzag lines.
他讲到了关于船航行的例子，这是文中最著名的部分之一——最成功的航行是如何由曲折的航线组成的。
One day, however, about midafternoon, he picked up a pebble and it was warm.
然而有一天，大约在下午三点左右，他捡到一块鹅卵石，它是温暖的。
Mayors and councillors can only do so much about a problem that is far bigger than any one city or town.
对于这个比任何一个城市或城镇都要大得多的问题，市长和议员们只能做这么多。
One funny observation about a problem in your life can be funny, but five is just complaining, no matter how smart you think you are.
对生活中对某个问题的观察可能很有趣，但第五个就是抱怨，不管你认为自己有多聪明。
We believe that a force of about one hundred pounds was needed to pull the string all the way back on a long bow.
我们认为，拉动长弓上的弓弦大约需要100磅的力。
The light, about one thousandth of the amount needed to read by, is just a start.
光线，大约是阅读所需数量的千分之一，仅仅是一个开始。
I hope there will be time to talk a bit—or at least ask you about one or two things this evening.
我希望今晚能有时间和你谈一会儿，—或者至少能问你一两件事儿。
It's a common problem, the one I'm asked about most when I'm on the lecture circuit.
这是个常见问题，一个在我巡回演讲时人们最常问到的问题。
He and his team found that breathing polluted air can reduce a person's education level by about one year.
他和他的团队发现，呼吸被污染的空气会使一个人的教育水平降低一年左右。
A group of water bugs was talking one day about how they saw other water bugs climb up a lily pad and disappear from sight.
一天，一群水生蝽在谈论它们如何看到其它的水生蝽爬上睡莲花的叶子，并从视线中消失。
There's one about a fox who fools a bear into going ice fishing with his tail.
这是一个关于狐狸骗熊用尾巴去冰上钓鱼的故事。
Could you tell us about one of your favorite classes and a memorable assignment from that class?
你能告诉我们一个你最喜欢的课程和那个课堂上一个难忘的作业吗?
Florence is very interested in this type of crime and tries to write a long article about each one.
弗洛伦斯对这类犯罪非常感兴趣，并试图针对每一个案例都写一篇长文章。
The most extraordinary thing about language, however, is that one doesn't have to be a genius to set its wheels in motion.
然而，语言最非凡之处在于，一个人不必成为天才也能驾驭语言。
Word of mouth advertising happens when one person tells another about a good experience with a product or service.
当一个人告诉另一个人对产品或服务的良好体验时，口碑广告就发生了。
As constant travelers and parents of a 2-year-old, we sometimes fantasize about how much work we can do when one of us gets on a plane, undistracted by phones, friends, or movies.
作为经常旅行的人，以及两岁孩子的父母，我们有时会想象，当我们其中一人登上飞机，不被手机、朋友或电影分心时，能做多少工作。
First, I'd like to talk about some discoveries that have challenged one of these fundamental assumptions about what you need in order to have a biological community.
首先，我想谈谈一些发现，它们挑战了建立生物群落必需条件的基本假设之一。
I really learned a lot from your lecture, the one about analyzing all those different segments of the population.
我真的从你的演讲中学到了很多，尤其是关于分析人口的不同阶层的那部分。
So, one lunar cycle was one Egyptian month, and about four of the months would constitute a season.
所以，一个月亮周期是一个埃及月，其中四个月是一个季节。
It's probably not a new one either. A well-known, but inaccurate, story about Julia Child may have contributed to this food myth.
这可能也不是什么新鲜事。一个关于茱莉亚·查尔德的众所周知但并不准确的故事可能造成了这个食物流言。
And it's probably not a new one either, A well-known, but inaccurate, story about Julia Child may have contributed to this food myth.
这可能也不是一个新的故事，一个著名的，但不准确的，关于茱莉亚·查尔德的故事可能早就了这个食物神话。
Mayors and councilors can only do so much about a problem that is far bigger than any one city or town.
市长和议员们也只能做这么多了，因为这个问题远远超出了任何城市或城镇的能力范围。
What's different about having one God, from having a pantheon of gods headed by a superior god?
拥有一个神，和拥有一个由更卓越的神领导的万神殿有什么不同?
We've all heard at least one anecdote about a great thinker.
我们都至少听说过一位伟大思想家的趣闻逸事。
The physicist expects the lenses to cost about a dollar a pair, about the same as conventional one-day disposable lenses.
这位物理学家预计这种隐形眼镜每副大约1美元，和传统日抛隐形眼镜的价格差不多。
The "Balloon" spaceship uses water to push it through space and costs about one-thirtieth of a normal spaceship.
“气球”宇宙飞船使用水力向太空推进，成本大约是普通宇宙飞船的三十分之一。
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