1·As the trees and soils on which the islanders depended disappeared, the population crashed and the survivors turned to cannibalism.
由于复活节岛赖以生存的树木和土壤消失殆尽，岛上的人口大幅减少，幸存者转而以食人肉为生。
2·Indonesia, Micronesia and the rest of Oceania are marked by many contemporary instances of cannibalism, in Australia, New Guinea, Borneo (Dayaks) and Sumatra (Bataks).
在印度尼西亚、密克罗尼西亚和大洋洲的其它地区，食人事件在当时依然存在，这具体发生在澳大利亚、新几内亚、婆罗洲(Dayaks人)以及苏门答腊(Bataks人)。
3·Sweeney Todd (1979), Sondheim's most operatic score (and his only show to find a definite foothold in opera houses), once again explores an unlikely topic, this time murderous revenge and cannibalism.
《理发师陶德》[1979]——桑德海姆最歌剧化的作品[也是他唯一一部可以在歌剧院找到立足之地的作品]——再次采用了一个不同寻常的主题：复仇谋杀和食人肉。
4·Cannibalism is believed to have been practised by the Neanderthals and, in a more or less ritualistic context, by many ancient (modern) human cultures the world over.
尼安德特人被认为曾惯于吃人。此外，遍布世界的诸多古代(甚至现代)文明都有过食人的历史，这或多或少发生在宗教仪式的情况下。
5·In Henan and elsewhere there were many cases of cannibalism (63 were recorded officially) : children were sometimes eaten in accordance with a communal decision.
在河南和其他一些地方，发生了食人事件(官方记载63起)。在集体决策的情况下，时常有些孩子被吃掉。