1·There was none of the drama and relief of a hostage release.
丝毫没有人质释放的戏剧性场面和放松。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
2·From the onset of this incident, the hostage-taker seemed to not be belligerent, as shown by the release of hostages.
事件一开始，劫持者看起来并不残暴，这可以从释放人质这一举动看出来。
3·Prime Minister Gordon Brown has urged the pirates to release the couple, describing hostage-taking as "unacceptable".
布朗首相敦促海盗释放那对夫妻，并表示绑架人质“是不能容忍的”。
4·To help negotiate the release of a hostage.
—为了帮助谈判释放人质。
5·The book surged back up bestseller lists in March after a woman taken hostage in Atlanta convinced her kidnapper to release her unharmed by reading him passages from the book.
一名在亚特兰大被绑架的女人质为劝说绑架者释放她，为他读了《标杆人生》里的几段文字，结果居然打动了绑架者，平安获释。继此之后，该书在3月份一跃跻身畅销图书排行榜。
6·Somali pirates holding a Spanish fishing boat and its crew hostage have said they will only negotiate their release if colleagues are freed.
索马里海盗挟持了一艘西班牙渔船和全体船员，声称只有释放他们的同伙才有机会谈判。
7·Negotiation is a good way to help release the hostage.
人质劫持谈判是解决人质劫持危机较好的方法。