8. belong to 属于

　　We belong to the same generation. 我们属于同代人。

　　9. in return 作为回报/报答/交换

　　in turn 依次地，轮流的;转而，反过来

　　10. a troop of 一群He is surrounded by a troop of friends. 他被一群朋友围住了。

　　11. become part of… 变成……的一部分

　　It is part of the way we act.

　　它是我们行为表现的一部分。

　　12. serve as

　　作为，用作，充当，起作用

　　The room can serve as a study. 这间房子可作书房用。

　　13. a small reception hall for important visitors 接待重要来宾的小型会客室。

　　14. Later，Catherine II had the Amber Room moved to a palace outside St Petersburg where she spent her summers. 后来，叶卡捷琳娜二世派人把琥珀屋搬到圣彼得堡郊外她避暑的宫殿中。

　　have sth done

　　请/让别人做某事，使得，蒙受某种损失

　　We had the machine repaired.

　　我们请人把机器修好了。

　　15. In 1770 the room was completed the way she wanted. 1770年，这间琥珀屋按照她的要求完成了。 ( I was never allowed to do things the way /that/ in which I wanted. 我从来不允许按照自己的想法去做事情。)

　　16. Sadly, although the Amber Room was considered one of the wonders of the world, it is missing. 可悲的是，尽管琥珀屋被认为是世界上的一大奇迹之一，可是现在它却消失了。

　　I am considering going abroad. 我正在考虑出国。

　　I consider it a great honor.我认为这是极大的荣幸。

　　We consider that the driver is not to blame. 我们认为这不是司机的过错。

　　We consider it (to be ) true.=(We consider that it is true.) 我们认为这是真实的。

　　a couple of words missing 缺的两三个字

　　There is a page missing. 缺少一页。