I think it's fairly amusing that people took it seriously, Mr Usborne told the Independent.

He told The Independent at the time: It is easier to prepare for death now.

他告诉独立报说：现在准备（死）要更容易些了。

" It's a bad blow for the boy and for the team because he can play anywhere," Sir Alex told the Irish Independent.

“对于奥谢和球队来说这都是很大的打击，因为他几乎什么位置都能打，”弗格森爵士告诉爱尔兰独立报。

Girls Love Travel founder Haley Woods told The Independent:

“女生爱旅行”社区的创办人海莉？伍德兹告诉英国《独立报》：

Mr Sadek had his Egyptian nationality withdrawn last year, according to the Egypt independent newspaper.

据埃及《独立报》报道，萨迪克的埃及国籍已在去年被取消。

The Economic Reference Press quoted the report of the British Independence Press, the world car industry faced great pressure.

经济参考报援引英国独立报报道，全球汽车业受到巨大的压力。

In an interview with the Sunday Independent, a South African newspaper, Mr. Jordaan said the timing of the payment proved that it could not have been a bribe.

在接受南非《星期日独立报》（Sunday Independent）采访时，乔达安说，这笔付款的时间证明，它不可能是行贿。

According to The Independent newspaper, the farm could power up to 2.5 million homes in Britain alone.

据英国《独立报》报道，该太阳能农场仅在英国就能满足二百五十万户家庭用电。

The earliest such thought experimenter I can trace is an unnamed founder of the independent newspaper.

我所能追溯到的最早进行这个思想实验的人是英国《独立报》（the independent）某位不知名的创始人。

Johann Hari, a former Independent journalist who left the newspaper after admitting plagiarism and then wrote a book about the war on drugs, recently told of his use of the anti-narcolepsy drug Provigil.

《独立报》（Independent）前记者约翰•哈里（Johann Hari）最近讲述了他服用抗嗜睡药物Provigil的经历；在承认剽窃后，他离开了该报，后来撰写了一本有关禁毒战争的书。

That's according to a report in the Irish Independent, who claim that a route between Beijing and Dublin will be announced shortly.

据《爱尔兰独立报》报道称，北京与都柏林直飞的航线即将开通。

But she dropped out after the UK head of Miss United Continents told her the international directors of the contest wanted her to "lose as much weight as she could" to become a serious contender, the size 10 model claimed in an interview with The Independent.

瑞伊在接受《独立报》（The Independent）访谈时说，筹备期间世界小姐英国分赛区负责人告诉瑞伊，国际赛事的评委团希望她“尽可能再瘦一些”，这样才算严肃对待比赛，瑞伊因此选择退出。

We took inspiration from the human body, Wass told Chris Green at The Independent.

我们从人类身体中获得了灵感，沃斯告诉《独立报》的克里斯·格林。

According to the Independent, a study by the Thai Health Ministry found vigorous massage left volunteers' breasts measurably bigger.

根据《独立报》，泰国卫生部的一项研究发现，强有力的按摩确实会让实验者的乳房显著变大。

At six units of alcohol in total, the Independentpoints out that the 91-year-old is technically considered a binge drinker by UK law.

这相当于6个单位的酒精量，独立报指出，根据英国法律规定，严格意义上来说，这个91岁的老人应该算是一个酗酒者了。

It focuses on the latest trends of "startups, software and apps, which gives it a modern feel," wrote The Independent.

它关注了“初创公司、软件以及应用”等最新潮流，“给这部剧一种现代感”，《独立报》写道。

But if I can't drive, I can't do my job. I'm a journalist with the Sunday Independent.

但是如果我不能开车，我就不能做我的工作。我是《星期日独立报》的一个新闻记者。

Some observers say that it seems that Russia right now is supporting China in the most strategic and important international affairs.

俄罗斯《独立报》记者：一些观察人士说，现在涉及到重大战略性的国际事务中，似乎只有俄罗斯在支持中国。

The Independent reports that Claude Makelele is a transfer target for Claudio Ranieri at Juventus.

《独立报》报道克劳德。马克莱莱是克劳迪奥。拉涅利的尤文图斯在转会市场上的一个目标。

Mercury, in association with The Independent, is sponsoring Britain's first major Pop Art exhibition for over 20 years

《信使报》正携手《独立报》一起为20多年来英国举办的首届大型通俗艺术展览提供赞助。

In 2007 ， the British newspaper The Independent listed 101 small inven-tions that changed the world ， among which ， the Chinese abacus which has enjoyed a history of 2000 years or so ， ranked the first.

2007年，英国《独立报》评选出10l款改变世界的小发明，排在第一位是有近2000年历史的中国算盘。