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We were all of us optimists：我们都是乐观主义者

Josh and I had friends who, like us, were determined to re-imagine the future.|Josh和我... | We were all of us optimists.|我们都是乐观主义者 | Some of us worked on solar plants in the desert.|我们中的有...

and seeing that we were level with the summit of Rasac：看到我们已经和拉西峰平行了

and l can remember looking across to the west|我还记... | and seeing that we were level with the summit of Rasac,|看到我们已经和拉西峰平行了 | so l had a height gauge of where we were.|所以我知道我们现在...

whose farm was low lying and who were newcomers to the district：他们的农场地势低洼,而且他们又是新来乍到

We were,however,worried about our nearest neig... | whose farm was low lying and who were newcomers to the district. 他们的农场地势低洼,而且他们又是新来乍到. | As the floods had put the telephone out ...

we were doing some back-to-school shopping：我们在买开学用品

我们希望一人一票选特首. We want one man, one vote for the chief exe... | 我们在买开学用品 we were doing some back-to-school shopping | 处理一些突发事件时显得进退失据. We were indecisive when dealing ...

Both were succeeded by Southerners named Johnson：两人遇刺身亡后总统继任者都是南方人而且都姓詹森

Both were assassinated by Southerners. 两... | Both were succeeded by Southerners named Johnson. 两人遇刺身亡後总统继任者都是南方人而且都姓詹森 | Andrew Johnson, who succeeded Lincoln , was born in 1808...

Streets were widened so that fire engines could get in：街道被加宽以便消防车能进来

They were busy getting in the crops. 他们正忙着收割庄稼. | Streets were widened so that fire engines could get in. 街道被加宽以便消防车能进来. | get into表示"陷入"、"染上"、"穿上".

We were called The Yellow Peril：我们被称为黄祸

When we were called Sick man of Asia, 当我们被称作东亚病夫, | We were called The Yellow Peril. 我们被称为黄祸. | When we are billed to be the next Superpower, 当我们将要成为下一个超级大国,

and eat these soft-shell crab sandwiches that were soaked in mayo：吃软壳蟹三明治蘸蛋黄酱

And we could swim and surf, and we'd fish|我们在那里游泳冲浪,还... | and eat these soft-shell crab sandwiches that were soaked in mayo.|吃软壳蟹三明治蘸蛋黄酱 | Were there lots of turtles?|那里有很多的海...

and they were both stillbirths：都流产了

Before you were born, I was pregnant twice,|在你出生之前,我怀孕过二次, | and they were both stillbirths.|都流产了 | Why didn't you ever tell me that?|你从来没告诉过我

were terraformed：被改造了

2 neighboring planets-- Mars and Venus--|两个邻近的星球.火星和金星 | were terraformed.|被改造了 | Colonies were established.|建立了殖民地

overturned：倒转的

倒转的 inverted | 倒转的 overturned | 倒转点 inversion point

remind sb of/about sth：使某人想起

9. on the go 忙碌, (整天)奔忙 | remind sb. of / about sth. 使某人想起... | have fun 取乐