1. The organisms such as trees must be in the nature of things ´wear out´.
    象树这样的有机体一定具有耗尽的性质.

2. Their daughter´s wedding reception was sheer ostentation.
    他们女儿大办婚事纯然是为了炫耀.

3. The student´s omission from the honour roll was an oversight.
    由于疏忽, 光荣榜上漏列了那名学生。

4. The general held a parley with the enemy´s leader about exchanging prisoners.
    将军和敌军的领袖商议交换俘虏之事。

5. There´s not a particle of truth in his story.
    他的故事没有一点真实性.

6. They´ve offered me a partnership.
    他们邀我入股。

7. They think it´s a payable ore deposit.
    他们认为这是个可获利的矿床。

8. The police still don´t know who perpetrated the murder of the housewife .
    警方仍不知道是谁谋杀了那位家庭主妇。

9. That´s his favorite phrase.
    那是他喜爱的文句.

10. There´s really no point in arguing about pinpoints.
    为芝麻绿豆般的小事争论实在毫无意义。