31. | The war was lost because of a shortage of munitions. |
| 因军火不足而战败。
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32. | The batsman was given a life (eg because a fielder missed an easy catch) when his score was 24. |
| 那击球员积分到24分时获一新机会(如外场员未接住一易接的球)。
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33. | Because of his injury Jones was just a liability to the team. |
| 琼斯负了伤,成为全队的累赘。
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34. | He didn't get any compensation because his insurance policy had lapsed. |
| 他因保险单失效未得任何补偿。
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35. | Because of the cold weather the crops are late this year. |
| 因天气寒冷,今年的作物成熟得晚。
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36. | They were laid off because of the lack of new orders. |
| 由于没有新的定货,他们遭暂时解雇。
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37. | We've been let off school today because our teacher is ill. |
| 今天学校放假,因为我们的老师病了。
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38. | Because of the sheer inertia of the system many badly needed reforms were never introduced. |
| 纯粹是由于制度本身有惰性,很多事急需改革却从未实行。
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39. | Because of the general's indecisiveness,our armies have lost the initiative to the enemy. |
| 由于将军未能当机立断,我军已丧失对敌采取行动的主动权。
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40. | The case was dismissed because of insufficient evidence. |
| 该案因证据不足而撤销。
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