1. The planet has survived major changes for millions upon millions of years.
    这个星球几十亿年来经历了种种重大变化仍能生存。

2. This means that major cities are getting the basic infrastructure to become major parts of the information superhighway, allowing people to log on to the most advanced services available.
    这意味着其主要城市正获得必需的基础设施，成为信息高速公路的主要部分，使人们能够进入系统，获得最先进的服务。

3. The first category consists of substantial payments made for political purposes or to secure major contracts.
    第一大类是那些为政治目的或为获得大宗合同所付出的大笔款项。

4. The general public, however, likes the idea: 67% favored wider issuing of guns.
    但是普通老百姓赞成这一做法，他们中的67%赞成扩大配发枪支的范围。

5. There is general agreement that genuine biological differences exist between individuals; geniuses need to be lucky in both their genes and their parents.
    人们普遍认为，个体之间存在着生理差异，要成为天才必须幸运地既拥有天才的基因，又拥有能造就天才的父母。

6. The following are some of the major qualities that make up emotional intelligence, and how they can be developed:
    下面谈谈构成情感智能的一些主要素质，以及如何来培养这些素质。

7. Newspapers exert such tremendous influence that they can not only bring about major changes to the lives of ordinary people
    新闻具有巨大的威力。它们不仅可以给寻常人家的生活带来重大的变化，

8. Not surprising in these hard times, the students' major objective "is to be financially well off.
    在这些经济不景气的年代，学生们的主要目标是想 "在经济上富裕一点。

9. Never answer specific questions before doing a "general reading".
    永远不要在"总体解读"之前回答具体问题。

10. He left the major portion of his money to the foundation.
    他将大部分钱留给了这个基金会。