Many things in our lives go by contraries.

In the war countless innocent people lost their lives.

在这场战争中无数无辜的人丧失了性命.

I live in the city, and he lives in the country.

我住在城市, 他住在农村.

He lives in Beijing or thereabout ( s ).

他住北京一带.

He called a family conference and faced them with the problems.

他开了一个家庭会议，让他们正视这些问题。

He told a press conference that Spain was suffering one of the worst droughts of the century.

他在记者招待会上说西班牙正遭受着本世纪最严重的旱灾之一。

The conference might reconvene after its opening session.

大会在开幕式结束后可能要再开会。

They withdrew their support after the President described the conference as a platform to cause political mischief.

在总统称这次大会是在制造政治事端之后，他们便撤回了对这次会议的支持。

He has offered seats at the conference table to the Russian leader and the president of Kazakhstan.

他已邀请俄罗斯领导人和哈萨克斯坦总统参加会谈。

Yesterday's speech to the Scottish party conference rehearsed the arguments again.

昨天在苏格兰党人会议上的演讲中又一次重复了这些观点。

It seems anyone who's anyone in business is going to the conference.

似乎商界所有重要人物都将参加那个会议。

He told a news conference that the elections would be a masquerade.

他在新闻发布会上说选举将是一场骗人的把戏。

The conference is now debating the motion and will vote on it shortly.

大会正在就提议进行辩论，稍后将就此表决。

She said that the Americans are appalled at the statements made at the conference.

她说美国人对会上所作的陈述感到震惊。

A phrase from the conference floor set my mind wandering.

会上发言者的一句话让我思绪飘远。

Stipe attended yesterday's news conference to lend his support.

斯蒂普出席了昨天的新闻发布会以示支持。

Book your place on this unmissable conference.

此次会议不可错过，现在就预订位置吧。

We must do everything in our power to ensure the success of the conference.

我们必须尽一切能力保证会议圆满成功。

The conference, which closed yesterday, was a prelude to a Communist Party Central Committee meeting.

昨天结束的会议拉开了共产党中央委员会会议的序幕。

The economy will come under the spotlight today at the conference of the Trades Union Congress.

经济将会成为今天工会代表大会会议上的焦点。

Last weekend the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland held a conference, attended by 450 delegates.

上周末，苏格兰的天主教会举行了一次会议，450名代表与会。