1. Instead, it went to create one more British lord.
    然而，它竟被用来制造了又一个英国勋爵。

2. In a court case involving an arms deal with Iran, a witness claimed that ￡ 1 million had been paid by a British company to a "negotiator" who helped close a deal for the supply of tanks and other military equipment to that country.
    在一桩涉及对伊朗武器销售的案子中，一位证人声称一家英国公司曾付给某 "洽谈人"100万英镑。此人帮忙做成了一笔向伊朗提供坦克和其他军事设施的交易。

3. In a well-known British newspaper, a writer argued recently that "industry is caught in a web of bribery" and that everyone is "on the take".
    在一家知名英国报纸上，最近有位作者指出"企业已陷入贿赂的蛛网"，人人都"贪赃枉法"。

4. Fourteen-year-old Sam Wilson ran away from home to join his father and older brothers in the fight to liberate the American colonies from the British during the American Revolution.
    美国独立战争时期，14岁的山姆·威尔逊离家出走，加入父亲和哥哥们的行列，为美国殖民地独立于英国而战。