1. There is not a moment to be lost. 分秒必爭。

2. There is no holding back the wheel of history. 歷史車輪不可阻擋。

3. Not a soul was anywhere visible. 到處見不到一個人。

4. I felt sorry for not coming in time. 我很抱歉沒準時到。

5. I don't think it is right to make such a hasty decision. 我認為如此倉促做決定是不正確的。

6. Everybody， it is true， wouldn't like it. 的確并不是人人都喜歡它。

7. I don't wholly agree. 我并不完全同意。

8. All my plans came to nothing. 我的一切計劃都沒實現。

9. I shall never do it， not under any circumstances. 我不會做那事的，

10. I'll not do such a thing， not I. 我不會干這種事的，決不會。

11. I could not assent to， much less participate in such proceedings. 我對這種行為不能贊同，哪里還說得上參加。

12. I did not even see him， still less shake hands with him. 我看都沒看見他，哪里還可能同他握手呢-

13. I never thought of it， let alone did I do it. 我想都沒想到它，更談不上去做了。

14. Little remains to be said. 簡直沒什么可說的了。

15. I have hardly ever been out of Beijing. 我幾乎未曾離開過北京。

16. I saw little or nothing of him after you were gone. 你走后我很少看見他，幾乎可說完全沒見過他。

17. I could not help showing my pleasure. 我不禁喜形于色。

18. I cannot but admire his courage. 我不得不贊美他的勇氣。

19. I never see you but I think of my brother. 我每次見到你就想起我的兄弟來。(我沒有一次不是見到你就想起我的兄弟來。)

20. It simply will not do. 那是絕對不行的。