the abolition of the death penalty 死刑的废除

After the divorce, I decided to make a clean break and moved to a new town. 离婚后，我决定来个彻底的了断，搬到别的城市去。

A transport strike brought the capital to a grinding halt. 交通系统的罢工使首都完全陷入了瘫痪状态。

the cancellation of yesterday's game 昨天比赛的取消

a cessation of hostilities 停战

the consummation of her whole life's work 她毕生努力最终取得的圆满成功

the death of apartheid in South Africa 南非种族隔离制度的终结

The injury dealt a death blow to his hopes of winning the final. 受伤使他赢得决赛的希望顿时化为泡影。

The arrival of supermarkets sounded the death knell of small shops. 超级市场的到来敲响了小商店的丧钟。

the demise of the typewriter in this computer age 在这个计算机时代打字机的消失

He scored in the dying moments of the game.

An agreement was reached at the eleventh hour. 协议在最后一刻才达成。

the embers of the past 历史的余烬

the company's emergence from bankruptcy 公司摆脱破产的困境

It looks like the peace process has come to the end of the line.

The debate will be held in the run-up to the general election at the fag end of the Parliament.

the finality of death 死亡的定局

The band is putting the finishing touches to their third album. 该乐队正在对他们的第3张专辑进行最后的润色。

The organisers are currently putting the finishing touches to this autumn's events.

It's been a long job but we're finally on the home straight. 这活儿干很久了，但总算到最后阶段了。

When he didn't come home that night, it was the last straw. 他那晚没回家，事情已让人忍无可忍了。

the last gasp of economic activity in this depressed part of the country 这个国家经济萧条地区最后的经济活动

There are just one or two loose ends of the case to tie up. 此案只有一两个零星问题有待了结。

We just caught the tail end of the show. 我们只赶上了表演的结尾部分。

The board may order the termination of all research activities. 董事会可能会下令终止所有的研究活动。