1. In recent weeks the No.2 executives at Avon and American Express quit with the explanation that they were looking for a CEO post. 最近几周，雅芳和美国运通两家公司的二把手纷纷辞职，理由是他们正在寻找 CEO 的职位。
2. Shakespeare's father was a respected man in Stratford-on-Avon, a member of the town council. 莎士比亚的父亲是埃文河畔斯特拉特福一位德高望重的镇议会成员。
3. It is commonly believed that the great English dramatist and poet William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-on-Avon on April 23, 1564. 人们普遍认为，伟大的英国剧作家、诗人威廉·莎士比亚于1564年4月23日出生在埃文河畔的斯特拉特福德。
4. There is the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), which presents superb productions of the plays at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre on the Avon. 有皇家莎士比亚剧团，该剧团在埃文河畔的莎士比亚纪念剧院演出精彩的戏剧作品。
5. Stratford-on-Avon, as we all know, has only one industry—William Shakespeare—but there are two distinctly separate and increasingly hostile branches. 我们都知道，斯特拉福镇只有一个产业——威廉·莎士比亚，但这里有两个泾渭分明、而且越来越敌对的群体。
