8. For the women of my generation who were urged to keep juggling through the' 0s, down-shifting in the mid' 90s is not so much a search for the mythical good lift-growing your own organic vegetables, and risking turning into one-as a personal recognition of your limitations.

　　[參考譯文] 對于我這一代曾在整個0年代為生活奔波的女人來說，90年代中期出 現的歸隱恬退與其說是我們尋求一種神話般的美好生活--用有機肥種植蔬菜，并且自己放棄一切的風險--不如說是我們清醒地認識到自身;能力是有限的這一事實。

　　9. If you are part of the group which you are addressing, you will be in a position to know the experiences and problems which are common to all of you and it' 11 be appropriate for you to make a passing remark about the inedible canteen food or the chairman' s notorious bad taste in ties.

　　[參考譯文] 如果你是你講話對象中的一員，那么你就身處一種(有利)位置宋了解對你們來說都很普遍的經歷和問題，而且你對餐廳中難以下咽的食物或老總臭名昭彰的領帶品位進行隨意評判也是合適的。

　　10. There are already robot systems that can perform some kinds of brain and bone surgery with submillimeter accuracy--far greater precision than highly skilled physicians can achieve with their handsaone

　　[參考譯文] 現在已有一些機器人系統能夠進行精確到毫米以下的腦部和骨骼手術——這要比極具技巧的醫(yī)生單單用手精確得多。