1. The government decided to levy a tax on tobacco; it had been free from tax.
    政府决定征收烟草税，这向来是不征税的。

2. The prisoners were all put to death.
    囚犯都被处决了。

3. The retailers have to pay tax every month.
    这些零售商每月都得纳税。

4. There are conflicting versions of the girl´s death.
    对于姑娘的死因, 众说不一。

5. The man who, in old age, can see his life in this way, will not suffer from the fear of death, since the things he cares for will continue.
    上了年纪的人这样看待生命，就不会有惧怕死亡的心情了，因为自己关心的一切事件都会继续下去。

6. There are even stories of half-trained elephant calves who have refused to feed and pined to death when by some unavoidable circumstance they have been deprived of their own trainer.
    甚至有这样的故事：训练了一半的小象，由于不可避免的情况与他们的主人分离后，竟拒绝吃食，消瘦至死。

7. The Swedes were the first to recognize that public officials like civil servants, police officers, health inspectors or tax-collectors can make mistakes or act over-zealously in the belief that they are serving the public.
    是瑞典人首先认识到政府工作人员如文职人员、警官、卫生稽查员、税务人员等等也会犯错误或者自以为在为公众服务而把事情做过了头。

8. The kings of ancient Egypt planned strong tombs to keep their bodies safe after death and to hold their treasures.
    古代的埃及国王为了死后尸体不被盗窃，金银财宝得以保全，建筑了坚固的墓穴。

9. The death rate dropped to two percent.
    死亡率下降到百分之二。

10. This strip of paper will eventually list everything that the shopper has bought, what each item cost, the total price, the tax, how much money the shopper gave the checker, whether it was cash or a check, and the amount of change the shopper is to re
    这一纸条最终会列出顾客买的每件物品，物品单价、总额、应付税额、顾客实交数额、是现金还是支票、应找回数额。