1. The law ordains that the murderers shall be hanged. 法律规定杀人犯要处以绞刑。
2. What men call foolishness God ordains as the instrument of salvation. 人们称之为愚蠢的东西,上帝命定为拯救的工具。
3. The festival ordains the Jains to observe the ten universal supreme virtues in daily practical life. 盛典命令耆那教徒日常遵守十大美德。
4. For life is a paradox: it enjoins us to cling to its many gifts even while it ordains their eventual relinquish. 因为人生就是充满矛盾的:它要求我们抓住它所赐予的种种礼物不放,即使最终它又让我们将其放弃。
5. For life is paradox: it enjoins us to cling to its many gifts even while it ordains their eventual relinquishment. 因为人生就是一对矛盾,它促使我们牢牢抓住人生的很多赐予,但同时又注定了我们对这些给予最终的放弃。