Be careful! Don't throw your cigarette out of the window. If you do that, you may start a fire. Put it out in the ashtray.

当心！别把香烟丢到窗外。要是你那样做，会引起火灾的。把它熄灭在烟缸里。

It's nothing serious. I think you've been very fortunate. Have you ever used the hot-cloth-and-frozen-peas treatment?

不要紧。我认为你非常幸运了。你用过热布---冻豌豆疗法吗？

Today Ellis Island is a museum, showing the roots of America's new citizens, who came from all the corners of the earth.

今天，埃利斯岛成了一座博物馆，展示着来自世界各地的美国新公民的根源。

Next, if it is not a story, get an idea of the organization of the book. Read the back cover and the introduction. Look at the pictures and the short texts below them. Turn to the front of the book and look at the contents. This way you can decide whether

其次，如果不是故事书，你就要对书的篇章结构有所了解。看看目录。这样，你就可以判断这本书是否可能引起你的兴趣。如果是这样，你就可以断定哪几个部分最有用，最有趣。

Sending a fax is more expensive than posting a letter, but much quicker.

发传真比寄信要贵些，但是要快得多。

Mohandas Gandhi was born in India in 1869 and was married at the age of 13, following local custom.

莫汉达斯·甘地1869年出生于印度，按照当地的风俗，他13岁时就结了婚。