1. It doesn't matter that he was trying to rob me. A man has died for money, not my money or his money, just money. Who put that price on his life?
    我很生气又很害怕，但我没有用枪。我害怕在我不使用枪的情况下可能发生的事情，但我更害怕杀死别人，更害怕在因为杀了人而良心遭受无尽的谴责中活着。

2. In a letter to a friend in 1821, Ludwig van Beethoven wrote about thinking of a beautiful tune while half asleep in a carriage:
    1821年，路德维格·范·贝多芬在一封给朋友的信中谈到他在马车上打盹时想到了一首美妙的曲子的情形，

3. I kept the conversation going by asking for a full name and address "so we can send you tickets for reduced price readings."
    为了使谈话不停地进行，我询问对方的全名和详细地址，"以便给您寄送优惠解读券。"

4. In fact, more than half of all roses are sold in groups of fewer than a dozen, says the Floral Index, a private firm that researches the flower industry.
    据一家名为"花卉指数"的研究花卉业的私人公司指出，事实上，一半以上的玫瑰都不是成打出售的。

5. In the United States, a survey released earlier this month found that nearly half of employed married women contribute half or more of their family’s income.
    在美国，本月初公布的一项调查表明，将近一半的已婚职业女性的收入占家庭总收入的一半或更多。

6. If you must travel to remote areas where taxis are few, or if you plan to make many stops throughout the day, you will probably find it easier and cheaper to hire a taxi for the day or half-day.
    如果你一定要到出租车稀少的偏僻地区旅游，或者你一天中打算做多次停留，你会发现包租全天或半天的出租车更方便、更便宜。

7. In the first half, the company earned 75 million francs, mainly from investment income and sale of construction rights on its site.
    在前半年里，公司共赢利7,500法郎，主要是投资收入和出售公司地盘上的建筑权所得。

8. When more than half of marriages end in divorce,
    当半数以上的婚姻以离婚收场，

9. For once, Harry had to admit defeat.He picked up what seemed to be the smallest bottle and discreetly asked the price.
    这一次哈里不得不认输了。他拿起看来是最小的一瓶，谨慎地询问价钱。

10. For nearly three and a half centuries she lay at the bottom of Stockholm harbour until her discovery in 1956.
    这艘大船在斯德哥尔摩港口的海底躺了将近几年来个世纪之后，直到1956年才被发现。