1. The literal meaning of 'petrify' is 'turn to stone'. petrify的字面意思是turn to stone（变成石头）。
2. I am not referring to 'small' people in the literal sense of the word. 我指的不是字面意义上的“小”人。
3. It is a word-by-word literal translation of the Chinese greetings. 这是对汉语问候语逐字逐句的直译。
4. To most people, such a home base, in the literal sense, needs more than one person for sustenance and in generational extension. 对大多数人来说，这样一个家庭基础，就其字面意义而言，需要不止一个人来维持和世代延续。
5. Her interpretation of the music was too literal. 她演奏的音乐太平淡乏味。
