1. Though it may be possible to measure the value of material goods in terms of money,
    虽然物质产品的价值可以用金钱来衡量，

2. Need some new reading material, like a magazine or book?
    或需要一些新的阅读材料，比如杂志或书？

3. His few material possessions make it possible for him to move from place to place with ease.
    他几乎没有什么财产，这使他能够轻松自如地在各地奔波。

4. And near its lower reaches there is a long tailing-off which is almost certainly the result of material transported out to deep water after being eroded from the continental masses.
    在这个地带的低处是很长的一段尾沙地段，基本上可以断定这个地段是大陆块体上侵蚀下来的物质被水冲到深水处形成的。

5. Genetic material taken from blood samples could be used for commercial purposes without adequate payment made to the groups that provide the DNA.
    从当地人血样中提取的基因物质可被用于商业目的，却不给DNA提供者以足够的报酬。

6. Steel seems to be the best material, but not if it is welded to form a rigid structure.
    钢似乎是最佳的建材，但一旦被焊接成僵硬的结构就不行了。

7. Plastic material is extruded through very small holes to form fibres.
    塑料从微孔挤压出来形成纤维。

8. Parents who both hold down full-time jobs may feel guilty about the amount of time they spend away from their children and, as accommodation for being away so much, may attempt to compensate by showering them with material possessions.
    都是全日上班的父母也许会因为不能常常和孩子在一起而感到内疚。他们可能想通过给孩子们大量物质的东西作为对他们的补偿。

9. My mother has bought some material to make a new dress.
    我的母亲买了一些料子做新衣服。

10. Jane:Yes,they are very stylish, but the material is coarse.
    珍妮:是的,它很时髦,但是衣料很粗糙.