1."The electric light bulb is the brainchild of Thomas Edison, the telephone is the brainchild of Alexander Graham Bell, two 19th-century American inventors."
这句话翻成中文就是：“电灯泡是爱迪生发明的，电话是贝尔发明的。这两人都是美国十九世纪的发明家。”
2.Based in Philadelphia, the bank was the brainchild of Robert Morris.
北美银行总部设于费城，其生身之父则是美国银行家罗伯特.莫里斯。
3.The new arts center is the brainchild of a generous billionaire.
那座新的艺术中心是那位慷慨的亿万富翁的构想。
4.The private campaign was the brainchild of Swiss filmmaker and museum curator Bernard Weber, who said his initiative seeks to recreate the popularity of the Seven Wonders of the World.
这一民间评选活动的想法是瑞士电影制作人、博物馆馆长伯纳德·韦伯提出的，他说他的初衷是想重振世界七大奇迹的人气。
5.First, the concept of :"one country, two systems" is the brainchild of a great leader and a respected patriot. It was devised with the fundamental interests of China and the Chinese people in mind. Yesterday, President Jiang in his speech marking the establishment of the first Hong Kong Special Administrative Region reaffirmed, in full witness of everyone, that "one country, two systems", "Hong Kong people administering Hong Kong" with "high degree of autonomy" will remain a long-term basic policy of China for a long long time to come.
首先，「一国两制」是一个伟大领袖和备受尊崇的爱国者构思出来的，这个构思顾及了中国和中国人民根本的利益，江泽民主席昨天在香港特别行政区成立仪式发表讲话时，在各人的见证下，重申「一国两制」、「港人治港」、「高度自治」在长远的未来，都会是国家的长期基本政策。
6.This brainchild of mine has saved us a lot of money.
我这种发明使我们节省了不少金钱。
7.The Remaking Singapore Committee is a brainchild of PM Goh Chok Tong, formed to make Singaporeans look beyond the 5 Cs : cash, condos, clubs, credit cards and cars, to help prepare the nation for the future.
委员会是吴作栋总理的建议，目的是要国人把目光放远，不要局限于所谓的5C，即金钱、共管公寓、俱乐部会员证、信用卡和车子，齐心合力为国家的未来做好准备。
8.The system is the brainchild of Lior Hessel, 31, an agricultural engineer.
这个系统是耐尔·郝赛尔的研究结晶。他31岁，是农业工程师。
9.This festival was the brainchild of the local mayor.
这场庆典是当地市长的构思。
10.First, we must remember that the concept of "one country, two systems" was not the brainchild of Hong Kong or London, but of China.
首先，我们必须紧记，「一个国家，两种制度」的概念，是中国而非香港或伦敦提出的。
