1·It may come as a shock, then, that mere mortals have now made artificial life.
这也许会让人们为之震惊，然而，人类现在确实可以创造出生命。
2·The book's title comes from the Greek myth of Prometheus who, as one of the immortals, stole fire from the gods and gave it to earthly mortals.
本书的名字源自于希腊神话普罗米修斯，他作为一个神，从宙斯那里偷来火并给了世间的人类。
3·He is the giver of good luck and he taught mortals all arts, such as how to make roads and markets.
他是好运之神，教授人类一切技能，比如如何造路，如何创建市场。
4·What I think is most impressive about UNIX is that it is understandable to "mere mortals."
关于UNIX，我认为给人印象最深刻的是，它对“纯人类”是易于理解的。
5·Memory marvels: Mind like a sieve? Don't worry. The difference between mere mortals and memory champs is more method than mental capacity.
记忆奇迹：记忆就像一把漏勺？别担心，渺小的人类和记忆术相比差别只在于方法和生理能力。
1·To him they seemed only a company of merry mortals.
然而在他看来，它们不过是一群开心的凡人罢了。
2·I am not suggesting that mere mortals can stand in judgment of God or call him to account.
我的意思不是凡人就能评判上帝的过失或要求他作出解释。
3·Even the most powerful of beings that are beyond mortal (Gandalf, Elrond, Galadrial) and even powerful mortals (Aragorn) know they cannot resist the ultimate power of the One Ring and must destroy it.
即使最强大的人物，像超越凡人的甘道夫、爱隆王以及凯兰翠儿，和英勇的凡人阿拉贡都知道他们无法抗拒魔戒之王的终极力量，也因此必须毁灭它。
4·God is thought to be an entity in which we mortals can turn to when in a time of need.
人们认为神是我们凡人在需要帮助时可以依靠的存在体。
5·Many lowlier mortals regard it as pretentious.
许多地位低等的凡人视其为惺惺作态。