The Latvian economy is expected to be hit even harder,shrinking 13.1 percent in 2009, while Ireland's economy is expected to shrink by nine percent.

VOA: standard.2009.05.04

How can you marry a Latvian to begin with, if you're a Russian and marry somebody who was a commoner?

首先,一个俄国人怎么能娶一个拉脱维亚人,何况女方还是个平民

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In 1716 and 1718 Alexis had taken his mother's side in the divorce and did not like the Latvian peasant second wife.

在一七一六年到一七一八年的离婚案中,阿列克谢站在了母亲这一边,他也不喜欢拉脱维亚乡下出身的第二任妻子

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The secretary of state discussed northern European issues on Sunday in a joint meeting with Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves and his Latvian counterpart, Valdis Zatlers.

VOA: standard.2009.11.09

His second wife was a Latvian peasant maid.

他的第二任妻子是一位拉脱维亚农民出身的女佣

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