| 1 | The case of Jinian, natives of their number for the "yellow pit." | |
| 2 | Consumers would rather rely on service providers to protect their safety than change their own age-old habits. | |
| 3 | The living-room floor was still covered with tatami; from years of dampness the mats gave off a musty odor of rotten straw. | |
| 4 | The position would normally require a person with skills and experience acquired over many years (for example, senior academics or scientists). | |
| 5 | Although the Five Dynasties saw no extra-ordinarily famous writer or works, parallel prose with its splendent achievements in history, had not been fade away in this dynasty. |