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

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

3. This organization was started over twenty-one years ago. Its purpose is to protect land and public resources for people.
    这个组织是在21年前成立的, 其宗旨是为人们保护土地和公共资源。

4. The real purpose of this discussion is not to tell parents how much or how little to give to their children.
    讨论这个问题的真正目的不是要告诉家长们应该给孩子们多少才适当。

5. The vagueness of the language suggests its purpose is as much rhetorical as legal.
    这种意义含糊的语言表明表格的目的不但是修辞性的而且是法律性的。

6. No one was certain whether Chaplin did it on purpose but this helped to bring about his huge success.
    虽然没有人知道卓别林这么干是不是有意的，但是这促使他获得了巨大的成功。

7. He is constant to his purpose.
    他始终抱定目标。

8. "Do you seek to enter the United States to engage in export control violations, destructive or terrorist activities or any illegal purpose?"
    做过性奴隶或皮条客吗？你到美国会从事违反出口管制的活动、破坏性或恐怖性活动、或任何其他非法活动吗？

9. "But the most important educational purpose is giving children the ability to live in society.
    "但是教育最重要的目的，是教会学生社会生存能力。

10. You have accomplished a purpose.
    你达到了目的。