We would like to point out that delivery before Christmas is essential and hope you can offer us that guarantee.
我们想指出圣诞节前交货很重要并希望贵方能就此向我们作出保证。
And anyone who gave more than a passing thought to the bottom confines of the oceans probably assumed that the sea bed was flat.
凡是稍稍想过大海海底的人大概都会认为海底是平坦的。