1·They turned in a petition with 80 000 signatures.
他们递交了一份有8万人签名的请愿书。
—— 《牛津词典》
2·People feel so strongly that we recently presented the government with a petition signed by 4,500 people.
人们感受如此强烈，以至我们最近向政府提交了一份由4500人签名的请愿书。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
3·Their battle cry will be: "Sign this petition before they sign away your country."
他们呐喊的是：“在他们卖国之前，在请愿书上签名。”
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
4·Public employees, teachers and liberals are circulating a petition for his recall.
公务员、教师和自由主义者们正在传签一份请求召回他的请愿书。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
5·This funeral stopped the further growth of one thing—the petition to the governor for Injun Joe's pardon.
这个葬礼阻止了一件事的进一步发展——向州长请愿，要求赦免印第安·乔。
1·Mired in poverty, many Indonesians petition the land’s volcanic powers for a better life.
陷入贫困的许多印尼人为争取更好的生活，祈求大地的火山力量。
2·As the night keeps hidden in its gloom the petition for light, even thus in the depth of my unconsciousness rings the cry — 'I want thee, only thee'.
就像黑夜隐藏在祈求光明的朦胧里，在我潜意识的深处也响出呼声——我需要你，只需要你。
3·But He wants you to do your part-to ask, to petition and to be specific in prayer.
但是他要你做你的部分，去问、祈求并在祷告上学有专精。
4·Petition: Lord, help me to seek you in my life above all else.
祈求：主，快帮我把找寻你当作生命中最重要的事吧。
5·Do not be anxious about anything, put in everything by prayer and petition. With Thanksgiving present your requests to God.
应当一无挂虑，只要凡事籍着祷告，祈求和感谢，将你们所要的告诉神。
1·The petition advocates a state law banning smoking in most retail establishments and in government offices that are open to the public.
这份请愿书提倡制定一项州法律，禁止在大多数对公众开放的零售场所和政府办公室吸烟。
2·My professor assigned Henry Miller's "Tropic of Cancer" for class discussion, and my father signed a petition at church to ban him from teaching.
我的教授指定亨利·米勒henry Miller的“北回归线”作为课堂讨论的题目，而我爸爸却在教堂里签署了一个请愿书，要去禁止他的教育。
3·Eventually, 50, 000 concerned citizens sign its petition, and even Walter Cronkite gets hoodwinked-until it's discovered that Prout is actually comedian Buck Henry.
最后，50000名市民签署了请愿书，甚至Walter Cronkite(美国CBS主播)也上当受骗了，直到人们发现Prout实际上是喜剧演员Buck Henry。
4·An Internet petition demanding an official inquiry into Obama's origins has been signed by almost 500, 000; critics say the number is inflated by multiple clicks.
一份要求对奥巴马的出身进行官方调查的互联网请愿书，获得了约50万人签署；但批评人士说这个数字被多次重复点击夸大了。
5·What happened: the (great man) John Kennedy, received numerous death threats (petition) and was gunned down (thunderbolt) in the afternoon of November 22, 1963.
事件：约翰·肯尼迪(伟人)收到过无数的死亡威胁(请愿书)，他于1963年11月22日下午被枪杀(雷击)。