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Why do the aged tend to be taciturn?

很多老年为什么沉默寡言？

The project has to be completed within the allocations made to it.

工程必须依据划拨给它的款项去完成。

American firms used to be allowed to amortise goodwill over many years.

过去美国的企业被允许将商誉在很多年内逐步摊销。

The nurse was attentive to his patient,constantly checking to be sure she was comfortable.

护士对他的病很关心，经常做检查以确保她舒适。

Baseball is beginning to be in the air in China.

棒球运在中国风行起来。

He was acknowledged to be the best player.

他被公认为是最佳选手。

He admonished his friend not to be late for work.

他规劝他的朋友上班不要迟。

Advertisements seem to be pushing the envelope of taste every day.

广告每天都好像在试探品味的极限。

Agriculture used to be the economic backbone of this country.

农业曾是这国家的经济支柱。

Are you going to be alright here all on your tod?

你在这儿行吗?

He seems to be sick, for he appears pale.

看样子他病了, 因为他面色看起来很苍白。

The dog whined at the door, asking to be let out.

狗在门前嚎叫着要出去。

The authoritarian policy wasn’t proved to be a success.

威权主义的政策证明并不成功。

Once people retire they automatically cease to be union members.

们旦退休就自不再是工会会员。

This policy has turned out to be an abject failure.

这政策最后以惨败而告终。

Historical analogies,as between Napoleon and Hitler,ought not to be carried too far.

历史的类比,如拿破仑与希特勒之间的类比,不应做过头。

The Arctic Ocean is considered to be a northern part of the Atlantic Ocean.

北冰洋被看做是大西洋的北部。

I am not ashamed to be seen with them.

我并不羞于让看见我和他们在起。

For many years the atom was believed to be indivisible.

在过去有很多年原子直被认为是不可分割的。

Mr Smith was believed to be an accessory to the murder.

史密斯被认为是该谋杀案的从犯。