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. Earthquake survival supplies include a radio receiver, a torch, extra batteries, first-aid supplies, a spade, a tent, some rope, and warm clothing.
    地震救生储备还包括无线电接收器、手电、备用电池、急救用品、铁锹、帐篷、绳子和保暖衣物。

3. Better say nothing than nothing to the purpose.
    话不中肯，不如不说。

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. The proposal found general acceptance.
    这个建议得到普遍的赞同。

8. The accomplishment of his purpose took three months.
    他用了三个月的时间达到了他的目的。

9. The television receiver is an electronic device.
    电视接收器是一种电子装置。

10. The general arts course at the university encompasses a wide range of subjects.
    大学文科包括的科目范围很广.