1．(教材P44)The quality of someone's voice and their choice of words make a person instantly recognisable, even though you can't see him or her.

　　一个人的音质及措辞能让这个人立即被辨认出来，即使你看不见他/她。

　　instantly adv. 立即；马上；即刻conj.一......就......

　　instant adj.　　　　　立即的；紧急的；(食品)速溶的，方便的

　　　 　　n. 瞬间

　　instant coffee 速溶咖啡

　　in an instant 立刻，一会儿

　　for an instant 暂时，一时

　　①Each bedroom has a kettle, tea bag and packet of instant coffee.

　　每个房间都配备了一把壶、袋茶和袋装速溶咖啡。

　　②He shook me by the hand and we opened a conversation instantly (instant)．

　　他和我握握手，我们马上开始了谈话。

　　③In_an_instant the rain stopped and the sky cleared up.

　　须臾之间，雨过天晴。

　　2．(教材P44)It is also quite easy to tell British and American English apart.

　　把英式英语和美式英语区分开也很容易。

　　tell ... apart 区分开，识别，辨别

　　tell ...from ...　　　　　把......与......区别开

　　tell by 通过......辨认

　　tell the difference 说出区别

　　①It's hard to tell the difference between the two versions.

　　很难说出这两个版本有什么区别。

　　②The two sisters look so much alike that it is difficult to tell them apart.

　　＝The two sisters look so much alike that it is difficult to_tell one from the other.

　　两姐妹长得太像了，很难分清她们。

　　③I could tell by the expression on the nurses' faces that they were worried about him.

我从护士们脸上的表情可以看出她们正为他担心。