1. In the 1880s the United States was a land sharply divided between the immensely wealthy and the very poor.

十九世紀八十年代的美國是一個貧富分化極為分明的國家。

2. We were most impressed by the fact that even those patients who were not told of their serious illness were quite aware of its potential outcome.

給我們留下極深印象的事實是：即使那些沒有被告知嚴重病情的病人，對其疾病的潛在后果也是非常清楚的。

3. Even a skilled writer probably could not describe all the features that make one face different from another.

即使是很老到的作家也很可能不能描述出區(qū)分人臉的全部特征。

4. Long after the 1998 world cup was won, disappointed fans were still cursing the disputed refereeing(裁判) decisions that denied victory to their team.

1988年世界杯足球賽早已塵埃落定,但失望的球迷們?nèi)栽谪熈R那些頗有爭議的判罰,聲稱正是那些判罰使他們的球隊沒能獲勝。

5. But for many, the fact that poor people are able to support themselves almost as well without government aid as they did with it is in itself a huge victory.

但是窮人們在沒有政府救濟的情況下，生活照樣過得很好，對很多人來說，這一事實本身就是一個巨大的勝利。