Modern English 洋话连篇（二十四）

　　1. Most of the earth's surface is covered by water.

　　大部分的地球表面被水覆盖着。

　　2. Somebody's knocking at the door. I'll answer it.

　　有人在敲门，我去开。

　　3. The number 13 bus will take you to the hospital.

　　13路车会带你去医院。

　　4. No one knows the location¹ of the hidden treasure.

　　谁也不知道藏宝地点在哪里。

　　5. The old lady enjoys a quiet life with her family.

　　老太太和她的家人安享宁静的生活。

　　6. The Beatles represented² part of the spirit of their age.

　　甲壳虫乐队代表了他们时代的部分精神。

　　7. There being no one to help me, I had to do it all alone.

　　因为没有人帮助我，我不得不独立完成这项工作。

　　8. How much cloth does it take to make a skirt for the girl?

　　女孩做一条裙子要用多少布?

　　9. The enormous³ increase of population will create many problems.

　　巨大的人口增长将产生很多问题。

　　10. There's nothing better for you than plenty of water and sleep.

　　你最好多喝水多休息。

1 location   

n.地点，位置，定位

参考例句：

• It is a suitable location for a new school.那是建一所新学校的合适地点。
• I have to find a convenient location for the shelves.我得找一合适的地方放这些书架。

2 represented   

v.表现( represent的过去式和过去分词 )；代表；体现；作为…的代表

参考例句：

• The number 107 is represented in hexadecimal as 6B. 107这个数用十六进制表示为6B。
• Women are under-represented at senior levels in business. 商界高层的女性代表不足。

3 enormous   

adj.巨大的；庞大的

参考例句：

• An enormous sum of money is injected each year into teaching.每年都有大量资金投入到教学中。
• They wield enormous political power.他们行使巨大的政治权力。