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 nation was reunited and the slaves were set free.
    国家重新统一了, 奴隶获得了自由.

3. The nation was reunited and the slaves were set free.
    国家重新统一了, 奴隶获得了自由.

4. These days, advertisers not only offer free samples, but free cars, free houses, and free trips round the world as well.
    目前，做广告的人不仅提供免费样品，而且还提供免费汽车，免费住房，免费周游世界。

5. The more expensive kind of antique shop where rare objects are beautifully displayed in glass cases to keep them free from dust is usually a forbidding place.
    高档一点的古玩店为了防尘，把文物漂亮地陈列在玻璃柜子里，那里往往令人望而却步。

6. The girl ´gave´ her mother a free dress once a week!
    那姑娘每星期"送"她母亲一件免费的衣服！

7. Though most of us would like to think ourselves free from such prejudiced notions, we're all guilty of name stereotyping to some extent.
    虽然我们中大多数人会认为自己没有这样的偏见，但在某种程度上，我们都有对名字产生固定看法的毛病。

8. The door began to open. Swiftly Max pushed to free himself and drop to the balcony.
    门就要开了，马克斯急忙松手，跳向阳台。

9. This would take up a lot of time and keep the client on the line past the first two minutes that Psychic Readers offered free.
    这样做可以多耗时间，使通话时间超过"通灵大师热线"免费提供的头两分钟。

10. The call could last as long as 55 minutes, which (after taking away the two free minutes) translated into a telephone bill of $211.47.
    一个电话可能长达55分钟，扣除免费的前两分钟，换算后的话费账单可达211.47美元。