1. “It’s an order from President Bush.” “I don’t care if it is from bush, tree, or grass.” 译：“这是从布什总统发出的命令。”
“我才不关心它是从灌木发出的，树发出的还是草发出的。”
2. But Diana’s champions were overwhelmingly women. Like many of them, she had a
heartless husband, in-laws from hell, and fickle boyfriends.
译：但是戴安娜的拥护者是绝大多数的女性。就像他们中的许多人一样，她有一个负心的丈夫，法律上虽然已是姻亲，实际上却只是一个薄情的男友而已。 3. There’s no pot so ugly that it can’t find a lid. 译：再丑的罐子也能找到盖子。 4. Little fish does not eat big fish. 译：小鱼（虾米）不吃大鱼/胳膊拧不过腿。
5. A gift is the key to open the door closed against you. 译：礼物是打开把你关在外面的门的钥匙/礼物到，门自开。 6. His wife held the purse string. 译：他妻子掌管财权。
7. Every life has its roses and thorns.
译：每个人的生活都有玫瑰和荆棘/生活有甜也有苦。
8. He was a dead shot. However, he met his Waterloo this time. 译：他是个神枪手，可是这次却遭遇了滑铁卢。 9. I’ll have Lisa where I want her. 译：只要我想丽莎了，她就会在我身边。
10. Yet China is a land of constant surprise and shifting impression. 译：中国是一个惊奇不断之地，她持续地改变着人们的印象。
11. It is the same old story of not being grateful for what we have until we lose it, of not being
conscious of health until we are ill.
译：直到我们失去所拥有的一切时，才会懂得珍惜；直到我们病了，才会意识到建康的重要性。这是一个老生常谈了。
12. One of the crucial facts about soccer is that goals are not made very often, with 2-1 a typical
score.
译：关于足球，一个残酷的事实是进球得分并不会很快地实现，场上的胶着会带来诸如2:1的典型比分。
13. A greeting card can warm a heart, hold a hand, lend an ear, pat a back, light up a face,
tickle a funny bone, dry an eye, surprise a child, woo a sweet-heart, toast a bride, welcome a stranger, wave a good-bye, shout a bravo, blow a kiss, mend a quarrel, ease a pain, boost a morale, stop a worry and start a tradition.
译：一张小小的贺卡能温暖一颗心，握紧一双手，倾听一个人的讲述，抚慰一个人的脊背；使人笑颜重现，逗乐别人，拭去泪水，给小孩带去惊喜，赢得自己的恋人；能为新娘祝酒，能欢迎陌生人，挥手告别，高声喝彩，送去飞吻；还能弥补一场争吵，抚慰伤痛，激扬士气，放下忧虑并开启新的风尚。
14. Old age should be regarded as a reward for a lifetime of hard work, but it can only be a
punishment if one insists on doing the same things one has always done, measuring the present achievements with the past ones, and inevitably falling short.
译：迟暮之年理应视作一生辛勤工作的奖赏，但是如果一个人执意要做他过去一直在做的事情，并用过去的那一切来衡量当前的成就时，老年却可能会成为一种惩罚，并不可避免地难以实现目标。