9、Whitman assured the public that the air was safe before testing was conclusive. In addition, all EPA statements were required to be screened by the White House.
翻译为：惠特曼向公众保证在测试下结论之前空气是安全的。而且，所有的EPA(美国环保署)申明都要求经过白宫的筛选。
注意的词语：screen：动词，筛选/过滤。
10、But New York Sen.(senator,参议员。)Hillary Clinton is calling for an investigation, saying somebody surely leaned on the EPA to lie, which Whitman strongly denies.
翻译为：但是纽约的科学家希拉里.克林顿要求调查此事，说某些人明显的偏向于EPA(美国环保署)而说谎，对于这个，惠特曼坚决否认。
注意的词语：call for:相当于demand,require、lean on:偏向于。
1、 I'm in a hurry.
翻译为：我得赶紧。
注意的词语："in a hurry"指匆忙，有时用作口语也表示轻易地做好某件事情。
2、 These days the most sought-after tables are hidden away, several floors above ground, in the city's high-rise apartments, which are run by chefs out of their own homes or from rented spaces……
翻译为：目前，很多广受欢迎的餐馆总是藏匿在公寓大厦地面上方的楼层，就在厨师们自家门口或是租的空地外面营业。
3、 Merely requesting a reservation can be as difficult as getting one.
翻译为：哪怕是仅仅要求预定(房间)都有可能象真要得到它一样那么难。
4、 Exclusively is the main attraction for customers in a city that is still obsessed with status.
翻译为：独有性(专用权)是吸引城市消费者的主要因素，因为人们还是会被身份地位(带来的虚荣感)所迷惑的。
5、 I can't make up my mind about to have for dessert.
注意的词语：make up one's mind：下决心、作决定。
翻译为：餐后吃什么甜点，我还没能做出决定。
6、Those mighty winds pulled in a band of cloud and some patchy rain through the small hours, and into thefirst part of the morning.
翻译为：那些强劲的大风卷起一层云彩，还有些零星的小雨下了好一会，一直持续到清晨。
7、clearer skies and much light winds allowed temperatures to drop well into single figures resulting in a touch of grand frost in some rural areas.
翻译为：清凉的天空和微风让温度值降到了个位数,使得很多乡村地区出现了霜.
