1. leave sb the choice of … or … 要么…，要么…
Our cruel and unrelenting enemy leaves us the choice of brave resistance or the most abject submission.
敌人冷酷无情/铁石心肠，我们要么顽强抵抗，要么屈膝投降。
2. be the instrument of sth 引来某事物的人或事 (使动类经典句)
If I can be the instrument of your happiness, I will sacrifice all my belongings.
能够让你幸福，我愿意付出我的一切。
3. it was the memory / memories of 追溯到… (回忆类经典句)
Perhaps it was the memories of the 1964 Tokyo Olympics and the 1988 Seoul Olympics, which were considered turning points in their nations' development.
追溯到1964年东京及1988年汉城举办的奥运会，可能分别被视为日韩两国发展的转折点。
4. on the premise / ground / prerequisite / proposition / hypothesis / presuposition that 基于一个前提… (假设类经典句)
Advice to investors was based on the premise that interest rates would continue to fall.
对投资者的建议是以利率会继续下跌为根据的。
5. be bound to 必定…;一定… (意愿类经典句)
Just wars are bound to triumph over wars of aggression.
正义战争必然要战胜侵略战争。
6. a matter of sth/doing sth 与…有关的情况或问题 (描述类经典句)
Dealing with these problems is all a matter of experience.
处理这些问题全凭经验。
7. This is the similar case with/when 这恰如;正如;也会 (比较类经典句)
除此以外，老百姓的服务性消费，如教育，信息，旅游等消费也会大量增长。
Besides, this is also the case with the citizen's expenditure such as education, information, traveling.
8. be exemplified by 这一点也证明了…;这点反映在以下事实：… (举例类经典句)
The manual worker is usually quite at ease in any company. This is partly explained by the fact that people of all income groups go together to the same schools.
体力劳动者在任何场合通常都相当自在。收入档次不同的人上同一所学校，这个事实多少说明了这一点。
9. constitute… (不用于进行式)是;认为 (判断类经典句)
My decision does not constitute a precedent.
我的决定不应视为先例。
10. witness… 见证… (发生类经典句)
下一轮的会谈中，我们将宣布中东地区永久停火协议，对此我抱有乐观态度并充满希望。
I am optimistic and hopeful that the next round of talk will witness a permanent cease-fire in the Middle East.
