OK, everyone. Less noise, please! Gather round and listen carefully. First we are going to search the beach and the rock pools. Let me remind you what we are looking for: seaweeds, fish, plants, all living things. When you find anything, make a note where

00在这里集合，游泳之后再吃午餐。别着急！我们有足够的时间。

I've promised to take my pound of flesh.

我说过一定要拿走我应得的那一磅肉。

In this way Native Americans were forced onto poor land that the settlers did not want.

就这样，美洲土著人被赶到殖民者所不要的贫瘠的土地上去了。

Another good reason for taking a part-time job is that employers usually prefer to hire someone who has already had some work experience. They value someone who leads an active life and is anxious to learn. For example, a newspaper might employ you if you

干兼职工作的另一条充分的理由就是，雇主们通常愿意录用已有一些工作经验的人。他们很看重生活积极、渴望学习的人。例如，如果你在大学或中学就读时曾为某学生杂志工作过，那么报社就可能录用你。一般来说，如果你已干过一些兼职工作，找到适合工作的机会就会大些。

It was important to carry out the work quickly, so an extra team of men were asked to work on the repairs one evening.

因为尽快投入修理工作显得十分重要，于是一天晚上加派了一支工作队来参加维修工作。

The Indians declared that this Pass Law was unfair. Some of them publicly burnt their permits and many of them were put in prison.

印度人宣称，这个通行证法领"是不公平的，他们当中一些人公开把自己的许可证烧毁了，很多人也因此而被关进监狱。