１. It’s a Smoke Free Area.
　　直译：它是个自由吸烟区。
　　意译：它是个无烟区。
　　２. Shakespeare put his hometown on the map.
　　直译：莎士比亚把他的家乡放在了地图上。
　　意译：莎士比亚使他的家乡声名远扬。
　　３. John would not come out of his shell and talk to others at the party.
　　直译：晚会上，约翰不愿从壳里钻出来与其他人说话。
　　意译：晚会上，约翰不愿丢掉矜持与别人交谈。
　　４. He is a rough-and-ready character.
　　直译：他是个粗鲁并有准备的人。
　　意译：他是个粗鲁但尚能顶用的人。
　　５. He got into trouble when he paid his bills with rubber checks.
　　直译：他用橡皮支票付账，并给自己带来了麻烦。
　　意译：他用空头支票结账，并给自己带来了麻烦。
　　６. Frank ran circles around the other boys on the basketball team.
　　直译：弗兰克绕着篮球队的其他男孩儿转圈。
　　意译：在篮球队里弗兰克的技术最好。
　　７. On a rainy day the children sometimes ran their mother ragged.
　　直译：在雨天，孩子们有时候把他们的母亲跑得衣衫褴褛。
　　意译：在雨天，孩子们有时候把他们的母亲闹得筋疲力尽。
　　８. The teacher sat on his student as soon as he began showing off.
　　直译：学生一开始炫耀，老师就坐在了他的身上。
　　意译：学生一开始炫耀就被老师打断了。
　　９. Inexperienced people get stars in their eyes when they think of improving the world.
　　直译：没有经验的人一想到改善世界就会眼睛里面冒星星。
　　意译：没有经验的人一想到改善世界就迫不及待。
　　10. My father was a loyal member of his party and always voted the straight ticket.
　　直译：我爸爸忠于他的党派，而且总是直接投票。
　　意译：我爸爸忠于他的党派，而且总是把票投给他那个党派的候选人。