例句1：In the American economy , the concept of private property embraces not only the ownership of productive resources but also certain rights , including the right to determine the price of a product or to make a free contract with another private individual .

【重点词汇解析】embrace，v. 拥抱、包含 n. 拥抱；productive，adj. 生产（性）的；contract，n. 合同 v. 订约

【参考翻译】在美国经济中，私有财产的概念不仅包含对生产资源的所有权，也指其他一些特定的权利，如确定一个产品价格和与另一个私人个体自由签定合同的权利。

例句2：In addition , the computer programs a company uses to estimate relationships may be patented and not subject to peer review or outside evaluation .

【重点词汇解析】estimate，vi. 估计、估价 vt. 估计、评价 n. 估计、判断；patent，n. 专利权 vt. 授予专利

【参考翻译】另外，有的公司用来鉴定关系的计算机程序或许已经申请了专利保护，并不接受同行评审或外界的评估。