1. It demonstrates a major technological breakthrough.
    这标志着一次重要的技术突破。

2. It is only in the study of man himself that the major social sciences have substituted the study of one local variation, that of Western civilization.
    只是在对人类自身的研究。主要的社会科学建立在本土变化，即西方文明上。

3. Indonesians have traditionally favored large families, and their major religion, Islam, frowns on birth control.
    印度尼西亚人传统上偏爱大家庭，他们的主要宗教伊斯兰教不赞成节制生育。

4. In some countries no major business is conducted without eye contact, requiring face-to-face conversation.
    在有些国家里, 没有当面接触就做不成大生意, 需要面对面的交谈。

5. If I love you, I respond to most of your major needs as a person.
    爱一个人，就要对他作为独立个体的需求做出回应。

6. Inspiration in solitude is a major commodity for poets and philosophers.
    独处的灵感是诗人和哲学家最有用的东西。

7. In this category, we may also include large payments made to ruling families or their close advisers in order to secure arms sales or major petroleum or construction contracts.
    这一大类也包括为得到武器销售或重大的石油、建筑等项目合同而向权势家族及其身边顾问所付出的大笔款项。

8. For them this is a major operation which involves considerable planning.
    对于他们，这是一件需要周详计划的重要事情。

9. For them this is a major operation which involves considerable planning.
    对于他们，这是一件需要周详计划的重要事情。

10. For instance, if you are older you have less time to recover from any major losses,
    比如说，如果你年纪较大，你从重大投资损失中恢复过来的时间就较少，