" Your father, on the other hand, favored a mahogany wand. Eleven inches. Pliable. A little more power and excellent for transfiguration. Well, I say your father favored it -- it's really the wand that chooses the wizard, of course."

“你父亲就不一样了，他喜欢桃花心木魔杖。十一英寸长，柔韧，力量更强些，用于变形术是最好不过了。我说你父亲喜欢它——实际上，当然是魔杖在选择它的巫师昵。

We were amazed that for this technologically advanced and complicated war, in many cases, really old but upgraded planes are still often the best option.

我们惊讶于这场战争的先程度和复杂程度，很多时候，生产已久但升级后的飞机仍是最佳的选择。

Depriving individuals of this choice undermines their autonomy and dignity.

剥夺人民的这种选择权会损害人民的自主权和自尊。

Many experts feel that it is the wisest to walk uphill.

许多专认为，往山上走是最明智的选择。

80% of people here resort to traditional healers.

这里80%的人选择去看传统的治疗师。

Perhaps you chose the wrong man to duel with.

也许你选择了一个错误的斗对象.

The fate of civilization is up to the choices of men.

文明的命于人类的选择。

What aural environment would you choose for traffic?

你会为交通选择什么样的背景音乐呢？

Our choices are almost never arbitrary, and usually quite subjective.

我们的选择经常不是随意的，而是非常主观的。

Dunno. How were they selected? Did they volunteer or were they approached?

不知道。他们是怎么选择的呢？他们是主动参与还是被动的呢？

If this is the best option, this is the best option.

如果这是最好的选择，那就只有这个选择。

Write to the chosen schools to ask for admission and scholarship application forms.

下一步就要给你选择的学校写信，索要入学和奖学金申请表格。

The former has to get everyone in, squeeze, squeeze, jostle, nudge. What are the choices?

这个造型得把每个人都包括进来，大挤来挤去，你推我让。最终的选择会是什么呢？

Use of force would be the last resort taken under compelling circumstances.

非和平方式将是不得已情况下做出的最后选择。

The general topic I chose is aesthetics, but that's as far as I've got I don't really know where to go from there.

我选择的大方向是美学，但就我所知，我真的不知道往哪里写。

And then they may have other options to deal with the president.

所以他们将有更多的选择来对抗总统。

Pick friends who are genuine and sincere.

选择坦率真诚的人做朋友。

We usually have a picnic somewhere nice.

我们一般会选择一个环境不错的地方去野餐。

In neutral language, you generally choose the simplest word you can.

在中性语言中，你通常可以选择最简单的词。

If it is trying to upset Google, which relies almost wholly on advertising, it has chosen an indirect method

如果微软是为了击败完全依靠广告的谷歌公司，那它选择的是非直接策略。