Is the sole aim of most Americans to make money and possess luxuries which could be called excessive?
赚钱和拥有可以称得上过多的奢侈品,是不是大多数美国人的唯一的目标
The use of bacteriological weapons is a clear violation of international law.
使用细菌武器显然是违反国际法的
The individual American is generous, but the American nation is hard.
美国人作为个人是慷慨的,但美国人作为一个民族则是吝啬的

3) 代词的省略
当代词做宾语时,说话人和听话人,或者读者都知道指什么,汉译时需要省略
If you like the books , you can take them with you .
如果你喜欢这些书,就拿去吧
They pride themselves on their independence , their right to make up their own minds.
他们为能独立行事,为有权做出自己的决定而感到骄傲

4) 介词的省略
*有些表示时间的介词可以省略
When the Constitution was written in 1787, there were only 13 states.
1787年起草宪法时,只有十三个州
*有些表示地点的介词的省略
What scenic spots are there in Shanghai ?
上海有什么风景区?
*有些与名词到搭配的介词可以省略
Their skyscrapers , bridges and dams often have a splendor which matches in beauty and scales the country's natural wonders.
他们的摩天大楼,桥梁和水坝往往气势壮观,与美国的自然奇观之壮美和恢弘相得益彰
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ANIMAL AND MACHINE
The body of an animal may well be compared with some machine like a locomotive engine. Indeed ,the animal body is a machine . It is a machine composed of many parts , each part doing some particular kind of work for which a particular kind of structure fits it; and all the parts are dependent on each other and work together for the accomplishment of the total business of the machine. The locomotive must be provided with fuel , such as coal or wood or other combustible substance , the consumption of which furnishes the force or energy of the machine . The animal body must be provided with fuel , which is called food , which furnished similarly the energy of the animal . Oxygen must be provided for the combustion of the fuel in the locomotive and of the food in the body . The locomotive is composed of special parts : the  fire box for the reception and combustion of fuel ; the steam pipes for the carriage of steam ; the wheel

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