②There was a huge library near the riverfront,but I knew that Negroes were not allowed to patronize its shelves any more than they were the parks and playgrounds of the city.
河畔有一个大图书馆，但是我知道，它是不允许黑人光顾的，就像这个城里的公园和运动场所不让黑人光顾一样。
③Think of the luxury with which for a time,at least,fate rewarded Napoleon, the man who ruined France and looted Europe;and then perhaps you will agree that a few thousand dollars' worth of debts were not too heavy a price to pay for the Ring Trilogy.
想一想命运至少曾一度赐给拿破仑，那个毁灭法国、洗劫欧洲的人的那种奢华吧;这样一比，你也许会同意，用几千元的债买《指环》三部曲并不太贵。
④This intuition that looks matter little may be another instance of our denying real influences upon us,for there is now a file drawer full of research studies indicating that appearance is a powerful determinant of initial attraction.
这种认为外貌并不重要的直觉行为，也许是我们否认对我们真正有影响的事物的又一个例子，因为有大量的调查研究的结果表明，外表是最初是否引人注意的重要决定因素。
⑤These modern means of communication ensure that English speakers around the world have a vested interest in communicating with each other in a common language.
这些现代通信工具确保全世界讲英语的人互相交流时使用一种共同语言的既得利益。
⑥The stepped-up pace of invention, application and diffusion, in turn, accelerates the whole cycle still further.
反过来，发明、应用与推广的速度的加快进一步加速了整个过程的循环。
⑦In America, plans by the government to allow government agencies and intelligence sevices easy access to telephone conversations and electronic mail have caused considerable concern.
在美国，政府允许政府部门和情报机构方便地监听电话和电子邮件的计划引起了相当的不安。
⑧Some priests, nuns and researchers spend a great deal of time shepherding or observing shopping-bag ladies and are doing what they can to better the life of the lady hermits who are down.
一些牧师、修女和研究人员花了大量时间照管她们，观察她们，并尽其所能使这些贫困的女隐士们生活得好些。