1. His letter was succinct, with all the major points on one page.
    他的信很简洁，所有的重点都在一页上。

2. He died of a major infection - a sad way to die.
    他死于严重感染——一种令人悲痛的死法。

3. Did you major in jonrnalism in college?
    你大学时主修新闻学吗?

4. A good general tries to anticipate the enemy´s movements.
    优秀将军常常尽量预知敌军的行动。

5. A captain is inferior to a major.
    上尉的级别低於少校.

6. Although mankind has undergone no general improvement in intelligence or morality,
    虽然人类有智力和道德上没有得到普遍提高，

7. And so was the old general.
    将军也很过意不去。

8. After hours of experimenting they felt a weakness in the muscles, a pain in the knees and a general sickness that lasted until the following day.
    经过了几个小时的实验，他们感觉到肌肉的虚弱和膝盖上的疼痛，一种遍体的不适一直持续到了第二天。

9. After a few days, the general complaint is about the food.
    几天以后，普遍的抱怨就是食物了。

10. Although scientists still cannot predict earthquakes, they are learning a great deal about how the large plates in the earth's crust move, the stresses between plates, how earthquakes work, and the general probability that a given place will have an
    尽管科学家们仍无法预测地震，但对地壳中的大板块如何移动，板块间的压力如何，地震如何发生，某地区发生地震的一般概率为多少，他们正了解得越来越多。