1. Both the cost and the standard of living were lower before the war.
    战前生活费用和生活水准都比较低.

2. But the claim made by a local authority to recover the cost of salvaging a sunken pie dish must surely be unique.
    但某地当局为打捞一只焙制馅饼的盘子提出索赔，倒是件新鲜的事儿。

3. Where alternative sources of power are available there are some marked contrasts in handling.
    凡是能源有选择余地的地方, 在处理方面有些显著的差别.

4. Where the cost of government is high, resources for development are correspondingly low.
    凡是政府管理费用高的地方，用于发展国家经济的资金就会相应地减少。

5. The cost amounted to 250.
    费用共达250英镑.

6. The man was ordered to pay $345 for the cost of the trip. The normal price of a ticket is $230!
    他被罚付三百四十五英镑作为旅费. 而正常的票价则是二百三十英镑！

7. The growth of alternative mental interests is a long process.
    精神上多种情趣的培养是一个长期的过程。

8. The man was ordered to pay $3,500 for the cost of the trip. The normal price of a ticket is $2,000!
    此人被责令交付旅费3,500英镑，而正常票价是2,000英镑！

9. The Hubble telescope was launched into space by NASA on April 20, 1990 at a cost of over a billion dollars.
    哈勃望远镜于1990年4月20日由国家航空航天局发射升空，耗资10多亿美元。

10. The reduced cost made possible worldwide use of penicillin in treating many infections.
    成本降低后，全世界在治疗许多传染病时均可选用盘尼西林。