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

3. 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。

4. But she had to stay and look out for Tom, the secretary of the Tenants´ Association, on his way home from work.
    不过她还是得等着汤姆回家路过，他是住户协会的秘书。

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

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

7. 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.

8. The general is hesitant to court-martial the man.
    将军对是否将这人交军法审判还犹豫不决。

9. The army marched past the general.
    部队从将军面前走过。

10. The general showed no mercy, and his prisoners were all killed.
    将军毫不宽大, 他的俘虏全被杀了.