When I covered Hurricane Katrina in Mississippi, it seemed that the commonest reason people who stayed through the storm gave for refusing to evacuate was, "I couldn't leave my pet."
当我在密西西比州报导卡特里娜飓风的时候，在如果受困于飓风却为何拒绝紧急疏散的问题上，大多数人都给出了相同的理由：我不能抛弃我的宠物。
Nielsen, a research firm, found that the two most common reasons Americans gave for not buying groceries online were delivery costs and the desire not to have to wait for a delivery.
市场研究公司尼尔森调查发现美国人不愿意在网络上购买食品的两个普遍原因：一是物流费用，二是不愿意花费时间在物流上。
He gave me an extra five pounds for two hours' work. I thought 'That's big of you'.
我做两小时的工作他多给我五英镑。我心想“您真大方”。
Do you not remember how she opened the door for you one night and gave you something to eat?
你不记得有一天晚上她是怎样为你开门，给你东西吃的吗？
No, you gave it to me for playing a tune to you.
不，是你给我的，因为我给你弹了一支曲子。
That gave her an idea! She could collect winter coats, hats and gloves for people who needed them.
这给了她一个主意！她可以为需要的人收集冬天的外套、帽子和手套。
The good young fellow alighted and killed his horse with his sword, and gave it to them for food.
这个善良的年轻人下来，用他的剑杀死了他的马，把它给了它们作为食物。
In studies, he gave subjects a chance to deceive for monetary gain while examining their brains in a functional MRI machine, which maps blood flow to active parts of the brain.
在研究中，他给了受试者一个机会，让他们在功能性核磁共振成像仪中检查大脑时为了金钱利益而欺骗自己，而该仪器可将血液导向大脑的活跃部位。
Every week, out of the money you gave me for everyday use, I saved a little bit.
每周，我都会从你给我的日常开销中省下一些钱。
He never knew about the box, and in time he gave up trying for the kiss.
他根本不知道盒子的事，并且他及时地放弃了亲吻的尝试。
Last time I tried to assemble a toy train for my son and I almost gave up.
上次我试着给我儿子组装玩具火车，我差点就放弃了。
She gave me the phone number for the nearest pharmacy so I could make arrangements with our pediatrician to call in prescriptions.
她给了我最近的药店的电话号码，这样我就可以和我们的儿科医生联系并且拿到药方。
Matilda once wrote a paper on the influence of fairy tales on Roald Dahl's writing and it gave me a new appreciation for his strange and delightful words.
玛蒂尔达曾经写过一篇关于童话对罗尔德·达尔写作产生的影响的文章，这篇文章让我对他古怪而又令人愉快的话语有了新的认识。
I pressed my parents until they finally gave in and registered me for skating classes.
我一直催着父母，直到他们最终让步给我报了名上溜冰课。
Just to give you an example of his generosity—he gave me his old car and wouldn't take any money for it.
且举个例子来说明他的慷慨吧—他把他的旧汽车给了我，而且分文不取。
Millions of people gave freely in response to the appeal for the victims of the earthquake.
为响应救济地震灾民的呼吁，几百万人慷慨相助。
If they gave gold medals for grit, Karen would be right up there on the winners' podium.
如果他们颁发毅力金牌，卡伦应该站在领奖台上。
I kept pushing my parents until they finally gave in and registered me for music classes.
我一直催着父母，直到他们最终让步给我报了名上音乐课。
I'm writing to show my sincere appreciation for the book you gave it me before you left China.
你在离开中国之前给我送了那本书，谨写此信以表达我衷心的感谢。
A friend of mine stayed in a hotel in India and the manager gave this to her for stomachache.
我有个朋友住在印度的一家酒店，酒店经理给她用了这个治胃痛。
He bought the lottery and won a prize of $500. But when he gave $50 to the violinist for his wonderful music, the lottery ticket was thrown in, too.
他买了彩票，中了500美元的奖金。但是当他给小提琴手50美元以奖励他美妙的音乐时，奖票也扔给了他。
But anyway, even with the translations you gave us for the lyrics and everything...I could tell it's sad, but I wasn't trying to analyze it from a musical perspective.
但是不管怎样，即使有了你给我们的歌词翻译什么的……我可以看出它是悲伤的，但没有试图从音乐的角度来分析它。
Last year the national program for playground safety gave the nation's playgrounds a grade of "C" for safety after visiting more than 3,000 playgrounds nationwide.
去年，国家游乐场安全计划在全国范围内走访了3000多个游乐场后，将国家游乐场的安全等级定为 “C” 级。
I gave up tobacco and alcohol and searched for new hobbies.
我戒了烟和酒，开始寻找新的爱好。
Improvements in childhood nutrition in the first quarter of the twentieth century, for example, gave today's elderly people a better start in life than their predecessors.
例如，二十世纪开始的二十多年中儿童营养状况改善，使今天的老年人比他们的先辈有了更好的人生起点。
Pinocchio looked closely for a few minutes and then gave a sharp cry: "It's my father!"
皮诺乔仔细看了几分钟，然后尖声叫道：“是我爸爸！”
He gave the names and the descriptions of the robbers and begged for justice.
他说出了抢劫犯的名字和对他们的描述，并要求伸张正义。
Clara gave many messages to him for Heidi.
克拉拉让他捎了许多信给海蒂。
"Aye, for sure, dear lad," she answered and she gave his shoulder a soft quick pat.
“是啊，当然了，亲爱的孩子。”她回答说，然后轻轻拍了拍他的肩膀。
In return for my wise counsel, he gave me the only fee I ever received for legal advice in the Elm Street Diner, a raffle ticket.
为了回报我精明的建议，他给了我一张兑奖券，这是我在埃尔姆街餐馆里得到的唯一一笔律师咨询费。
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