1. Obstinately pretend that they would prefer to live in the country.
    却偏要执拗地装出他们喜欢住在乡村的样子，这对我来说一直是个谜。

2. He affirmed his loyalty to his country.
    他声言忠于自己的国家。

3. He was banished from the country.
    他被从该国驱逐出去。

4. He says nothing about the poor selection of goods in the shops, or about those unfortunate people who have to travel from the country to the city every day to get to work.
    他也不说商店货物品种单调，以及那些每天不得不从乡下赶到城里工作的不幸的人们。

5. He had often dreamed of retiring in England and had planned to settle down in the country.
    过去他常幻想退休后到英国，并计划在乡间安顿下来。

6. He had hardly had time to settle down when he sold the house and left the country.
    还没等安顿下来就卖掉了房子，离开了这个国家。

7. He has pointed out that the tree is a useful source of income, as tourists have been coming from all parts of the country to see it.
    他指出，由于人们从全国各地纷纷前来参观这棵树，它成了一个有用的财源。

8. However, people are meeting increasingly on television screens, conducting “ teleconferences ” to settle problems not only in this country but also -- by satellite -- internationally.
    然而现在人们越来越多的是在电视屏幕上见面，开电信会议不仅能解决本国的问题，而且还能— 通过卫星—解决国与国之间的问题。

9. He had worked at a mill in the old country, but, finding the wheat business too much of a grind, began selling pots and pans off his back.
    在自己国家，他曾在面粉厂干过活，但感觉这种磨面粉的营生真是种折磨人的苦活，就开始背着坛坛罐罐到处兜售。

10. During the time of peace , troops usually do not stop outside the confines of the country.
    和平时期军队通常不出国境。