In the first nine months of 2009, capital inflows stood at just $12 billion one fifth the level of a year earlier.

VOA: standard.2009.10.16

The first one is, whether this is a high-level or low-level language.

第一个是，不管这是一个高级或者是低级的语言。

麻省理工公开课 - 计算机科学及编程导论课程节选

Other things like sexual orientation are used as a category by which some people, for religious reasons, need to have a certain level or kinds of rights or be excluded from others and also of course, certain obligations and duties first.

其他的像性取向也会作为一类区别,这些情况下，有些人出于宗教原因，需要有某些层次或者种类的权利,或者要和别人区别开来，当然，首先是要履行一定的责任义务。

普林斯顿公开课 - 人性课程节选

If he is confirmed by the Senate to the Cabinet-level post, Lew would inherit a deficit of more than $1 trillion for the first three-quarters of this fiscal year, with more deficits to come.

VOA: standard.2010.07.13