1. For nine could thwart this evil trick with just some quick arithmetic. 因为“九”可以很快地完成计算，挫败这邪恶的把戏。
2. The new credit cards have many features which are designed to thwart forgers. 新的信用卡有许多特徵，是设计用来防止伪造的。
3. Chinese officialdom and many ordinary citizens were furious: another petulant effort by Western foes to thwart China's inexorable rise. 当时引起了中国官员和普通民众极度愤慨：西方的敌人在徒劳地干涉中国的崛起。
4. Chinese officialdom and many ordinary citizens were furious: another petulant effort by Western foes to thwart China's inexorable rise. 因此，中国上至官僚下至百姓都愤怒了，称西方敌人又开始对中国崛起进行狂妄阻挠。
5. Goalkeepers are paid to uglify matters, to thwart the great artists with a dark artistry of their own. 而门将拿工资就是因为在干丑陋的事情，他们的目标就是用自己的黑色艺术来毁掉伟大艺术家的工作。
