We stand at the birth of a new millennium, ready to unlock the mysteries of space, to free the Earth from the miseries of disease, and to harness the energies, industries and technologies of tomorrow.

我们站在新千年之初，准备解密秘的太空，将地球从疾病的苦痛解救，驾驭明日的能源、产业和技术。

I used to be a damsel in distress.

我是常常处于忧伤的女孩。

A wedding is, in my considered opinion, nothing short of a celebration of all that is false and specious and irrational and sentimental in this ailing and morally compromised world.

在我的信念，婚礼简直就是为了庆祝这个病态的道德败坏的世界一切虚伪、华而不实、荒谬、感伤的东西。

In the popular imagination, of course, guilt still gets a bad rap.

不过在大众的心目，内疚依然遭受非议。

They annexed the conquered territory to their country.

他们把战争取得的领土并入版图。

Of all the mountains, Qomolangma rises the highest and is the most famous.

在喜马拉雅的群山，珠穆朗玛峰是最的，也是最著名的。

Bothwell went over the sea, and died in a prison in Denmark.

博思韦尔飘洋过海，并死在了丹麦的监狱。

Business consultancy is one of the most competitive areas in the service sector.

商业咨询是服务业最具竞争力的领域之一。

Pain just kept accumulating in his life.

生活的疼痛始终有增无减。

Iron does not rust in dry air.

铁在干燥的空气不生锈。

In his eyes she eclipses and predominates the whole of her sex.

在他的心目，她才貌超群，其他女人无不黯然失色。

The article contained a plethora of information.

这篇文章包含过多的信息。

They were as old as erosions in a fishless desert.

它们象无鱼可打的沙漠被侵蚀的地方一般古老。

And I see that oasis in the desert threatened.

而现在我再次亲眼见证沙漠的绿洲遭受威胁。

Er, no. It's more to do with academic writing conventions, you know, writing a bibliography and how to refer to sources in your text. That sort thing.

不是，更像是论文写作规范，像是如何写参考书目和如何在文章引用文字之类的。

None of our passengers can change this note.

我们的乘客没人能换开这张钞票。

The main needle now used for acupuncture is fine and sharp.

现在针灸所用的主针都是细而尖的。

Crimea is a peninsula in the Black Sea.

克里米亚是黑海的一个半岛。

It means speaking out about the vital role of higher education in our society to create opportunity and equality.

我们应该认识到等教育在创造机会、推动平等的重要作用。

We will work to see that the market plays a decisive role in resource allocation and the government better plays its role.

充分发挥市场在资源配置的决定性作用，更好发挥政府作用。