5 sentences

1. 有些鸟儿就是没有好名声，不管它们做什么。

   yǒu​xiē niǎo​r jiù​shì méi​yǒu hǎo míng​shēng, bù​guǎn tā​men zuò​shén​me.

   Some birds just have bad reputations no matter what they do.

   Source: CCMatrix

2. 尽管它们很复杂，历史学家已经能够解读大部分的符号。

   jǐn​guǎn tā​men hěn fù​zá, lì​shǐ​xué​jiā yǐ​jing néng​gòu jiě​dú dà​bù​fen de fú​hào.

   Despite their complexity, historians have been able to decipher most of the symbols.

   Source: CCMatrix

3. 尽管它拥有地球上70％以上的淡水，南极洲实际上是个沙漠。

   jǐn​guǎn tā yōng​yǒu dì​qiú shang70％ yǐ​shàng de dàn​shuǐ, nán​jí​zhōu shí​jì​shang shì ge shā​mò.

   Even though it holds more than 70% of Earth’s fresh water, Antarctica is actually a desert.

   Source: CCMatrix

4. 尽管它们具有巨大的价值，但世界各地的语言仍在继续以惊人的速度消失。

   jǐn​guǎn tā​men jù​yǒu jù​dà de jià​zhí, dàn shì​jiè​gè​dì de yǔ​yán réng zài jì​xù yǐ jīng​rén de sù​dù xiāo​shī.

   Despite their immense value, languages around the world continue to disappear at an alarming rate.

   Source: CCMatrix

5. 不管它是否一定是真的，我们倾向于相信我们的购买有助于确立我们的身份。

   bù​guǎn tā shì​fǒu yī​dìng shì zhēn​de, wǒ​men qīng​xiàng​yú xiāng​xìn wǒ​men de gòu​mǎi yǒu​zhù​yú què​lì wǒ​men de shēn​fèn.

   Whether it is necessarily true or not, we tend to believe that our purchases help establish our identity.

   Source: CCMatrix