This is an outstanding example of strict economy.

I say so by way of example.

我这样说只是举例而已.

You should take warning from his example.

你应当把他作为前车之鉴.

He set a good example to us.

他为我们树立了一面旗帜.

We ought to follow her good example.

她是个好榜样,我们应当仿效她.

The heroes set us a noble example.

英雄们给我们树立了崇高的榜样.

He set us an example of plain living.

他为我们树立了简朴生活的榜样.

A good example serves to promote good manners in the young.

好榜样可促使青年人讲礼貌.

Can you quote me an example of what you mean?

你能否给我举个例子来说明你的意思?

He gave us a proper example.

他给我们举了一个恰当的例子.

It occurs to me that example is always more efficacious than precept.

我想到身教重于言教.

An example is furnished by him.

他提供了一个例子.

We looked up to you as a shining example of devotion to the scientific cause.

我们把你看作为献身于科学事业的光辉榜样.

A child copies his example.

孩子学他的模样.

The captain's example incited the men to bravery.

船长的榜样激发了水手们的勇敢精神.

This is a classic example of the killjoy attitudes of officialdom.

这是那种典型的令人不快的官僚主义态度。

It's an example of how you can turn around the sentence and create a whole new meaning.

那个例子告诉你如何改变一个句子使其表达出完全不一样的意思。

I never saw such a glaring example of misrepresentation.

我从未见过像这样明目张胆地歪曲事实。

It's a perfect example of a house reflecting the person who lives there.

这是房子反映主人个性的最佳例子。

The company is an outstanding example of a small business that grew into a big one.

该公司是小企业成长为大企业的突出例子。

I don't think it is an example of bad writing myself, otherwise I'd be agreeing with Leavis, and that would never do.

我本人不认为这是篇糟糕的文章，否则我就和利维斯看法一样了，那可不行。