1. But animals of this age do not easily become subservient to man, and a very firm hand must be employed in the early stages.
    但这个年龄的象不易驯服，因此开始阶段需要有一位强有力的老手。

2. Will you please tie a rope in a firm knot?
    请你将绳子打一个牢固的结好吗？

3. The sales director phoned her counterpart in the other firm, ie the other firm´s sales director.
    销售部的女经理给另一家公司的销售部经理打了电话.

4. This wet ground is not firm enough to walk on.
    这块湿地不够坚实, 不能在上面走.

5. The purport of the statement is that the firm is bankrupt.
    该项声明大意是该商行已破产.

6. The administrative overheads of a business are low to the extent that everyone working in the business can be trusted to behave in a way that best promotes the interests of the firm.
    如果企业中的每个人都在真诚地为提高企业利润而工作，那么企业的管理费用就会降低到相应的程度。

7. Then, in her firm voice she said: "The dog must die."
    然后，她带着坚定的语气说：“这条狗非叫它死不可。”

8. This was why I didn't notice him the first year we worked together at the firm.
    这也就是为什么我们在公司里一起工作的第一年里我没有注意到他的原因。

9. Then, even if you haven't uncovered the reason, you should begin to make firm decisions and practice responding to your children's requests in a prompt, definite manner.
    然后，即使没能找出原因，你也该开始作出果断的决定，并试着用迅速、果断的方式对孩子的要求作出反应。

10. They had to stand firm and take whatever the enemy threw at them.
    他们必须坚强起来，去承受敌人带给他们的任何灾难。