TheBentPyramidoutsideCairo__________ancientEgypt’sfirstattempttobuildasmooth-sidedpyramid.
____,sheledalifeofcompleteseclusion.
汉译英：流逝，表现了南国人对时间最早的感觉。“子在川上曰，逝者如斯夫。”他们发现无论是潺潺小溪，还是浩荡大河，都一去不复返，流逝之际青年变成了老翁而绿草转眼就枯黄，很自然有错阴的紧迫感。流逝也许是缓慢的，但无论如何缓慢，对流逝的恐惧使人们必须用“流逝”这个词来时时警戒后人，必须急匆匆地行动，给这个词灌注一种紧张感。
Physicsisthepresentdayequivalentof____usedtobecallednaturalphilosophy,from____mostofpresentdaysciencearose.
Marytiptoedoverandtooktheclockawaybecauseshehatedtohearit___whenshewastryingtogotosleep.