14.当在那个农民的土地发现了石油时，他一下子发财了。 
　　The farmer struck it rich when oil was found on his land. 
　　15.他希望有朝一日能交好运。 
　　He hopes to strike lucky one day. 
　　16.被告人抱怨在调查过程中受到了恐吓。 
　　The defendant¹ complained of intimidation² during the investigation³. 
　　17.养成一个好习惯需要毅力，而养成一个坏习惯只需要时间。 
　　To develop a good habit needs persistence⁴, but to develop a bad habit only needs time. 
　　18.我不是有意那么做的，我那样做纯属习惯。 
　　I didn’t mean to do it. I did it purely⁵ out of habit. 
　　19.这一消息消除了人们对公司前途的疑惑。 
　　The news removed any doubts about the company’s future. 
　　20.1996年一个算命的告诉我说，我的财运将从我38岁起猛转，我将有数不过来的钱。 
　　In 1996, a fortune-teller told me that my luck on wealth would make a sharp turn from the  year I am 38 years old and I would have more money than I could count. 
　　21.恐怕我们得匆匆忙忙吃这顿饭了。 
　　I’m afraid we’ll have to rush our meal. 
　　22.如果天气状况允许，一枚同步通讯卫星将于下月某个时间发射升空。 
　　A simultaneous communications satellite will be launched into space sometime next month if the weather conditions allow. 
　　23.战争的胜利是付出了近一万士兵的生命换来的。 
　　The war was won at the cost of nearly 10 thousand soldiers. 
　　24.她从火中救了他，却付出了生命的代价。 
　　She saved him from the fire but at the cost of her own life. 
　　25.他决心不惜一切代价求胜。

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