1. Sometimes I kiss and hold Laurie so much she starts crying — which is, in effect, what my grandmother was doing to my mother, all her life.
    有时候，我又亲又抱劳里，把她都要弄哭了。实际上，外婆一生都是这样对待妈妈的。

2. Please hold this hammer for a moment.
    请帮我拿一会儿锤子。

3. People who hold unorthodox opinions are sometimes ostracized.
    持有非传统见解的人有时会遭到排斥。

4. 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。

5. Comments about "the Brain Drain" don't hold much water when every politician has a son or daughter aiming to go abroad.
    当每一个政客都有一个儿子或女儿在往国外钻的情况下，有关"人才外流"的批评就不会有实际的意义。

6. "Good old Maggie! I told you to hold out.
    “我的好马吉！我早就让你挺住。

7. On the other hand, speaking for two or three minutes at a time would hold their attention and make my job infinitely easier.
    而每次讲两三分钟就能吸引他们的注意力，而且会对我的工作极有帮助，使之变得更容易。

8. If a nation is essentially disunited, it is left to the government to hold it together.
    如果一个国家实际上处于分裂状态, 把它联合起来就是政府的事了。

9. I suggested that we ( should) hold a meeting tonight.
    我提议我们今晚开个会。

10. If a nation is essentially disunited, it is left to the government to hold it together.
    如果一个国家实际上处于分裂状态，使之联合起来就是政府的事了。