1. Respites from this march of progress were rare. 这种前进的步伐很少有过停歇。
2. Navi Mumbai offers the hustle and bustle of a large city while offering pockets of natural respites from urban living. 新的孟买提供了一个大城市的喧嚣和忙碌的城市生活的同时提供自然喘息的口袋。
3. Throughout its lifetime a tree respites essentially as animals do by slow controlled oxidation of organic substances in cells. 一棵树在它一生中都要呼吸，就像动物也要呼吸一样，这种呼吸是细胞中有机物质缓慢控制的氧化作用。
4. Throughout its lifetime, a tree respites, essentially as animals do, by slow controlled oxidation of organic substances in cells. 一棵树在它一生中都要呼吸，就像动物也要呼吸一样，这种呼吸是细胞中有机物质缓慢控制的氧化作用。
5. Anxiety about the vulnerability of oilfields sundered the region into American and Soviet camps, and the cold war's end brought the briefest respites. 阿拉伯人担心油田易受攻击，纷纷加入美苏两大阵营，冷战结束后的缓解也转瞬即逝。 （拆成短句稍好点，lz再斟酌。）
