1. Each demanded some payment that was overdue: twelve shillings for the furniture and oilcloth; one pound four and one penny for the General District and Special Rates; and one pound one and fivepence halfpenny for Poor Rate.
    三封信都是催债的，而且每项款都已经过了期。家具和油布十二先令；统税和特税一镑四先令一便士；济贫税一镑一先令五个半便士。

2. Everyone should agree on a meeting point outside of the area — perhaps in a town several miles away.
    大家应该商定一个地震区外的会合点——可能是在几英里外的某个市镇。

3. Each meeting focused on one step.
    每次会晤都着重讨论一个步骤。

4. But the general is the dearest old man!
    不过那位将军倒是个好老头儿！

5. But when I went into his room, a carton of cigarettes in my hand, I discovered the "head waiter" in the uniform of a Major General.
    但是当我手里拿着一盒香烟走进他房间时，我发现那位“侍者领班”穿上了少将的制服。

6. We have a general cleaning every Saturday.
    每星期六下午我们大扫除。

7. We decided to hold the meeting in the hall.
    我们决定在大厅里开会。

8. What was the outcome of your meeting?
    你们会晤的结果如何?

9. We must prepare the room for the meeting.
    我们必须为会议准备好房间。

10. When Churchill glowered, chomped on his cigar, and refused to commit himself, the meeting ended without a decision.
    丘吉尔咬着嘴里的雪茄，怒目而视，不置可否。会议结束，没有作出任何决定。