At the front was a sharp point of iron that could smash through the sides of wooden ships.

VOA: special.2009.09.10

A different way of putting it-- and none of this is going to come in with a sharp, decisive theory.

从另一个角度来看-,注意，我现在讲的内容,目前都没有一个明确的理论。

耶鲁公开课 - 心理学导论课程节选

I've got the Federal Funds Rate--it's the shortest interest rate, an overnight rate--it was at 4% at that time and then there was a sharp drop.

这是联邦基金利率,是最短期的利率,当时的隔夜拆借利率是4%,接下来利率急速下跌

耶鲁公开课 - 金融市场课程节选

The twenty-one year-old throws a sharp breaking ball that cuts across the plate at the last second.

VOA: special.2010.06.18

Obviously, it goes without saying that today the assessment of Milton as some kind of imminent social threat or some sort of social force in terms of the radical nature of political power - that has taken a sharp turn.

显然--这是不言而喻的--现在，这一种基于弥尔顿,政治力量的激进性而把他看做是,危险的社会威胁或社会力量的观点,已经有了180度大转弯。

耶鲁公开课 - 弥尔顿课程节选

He hit his hand against his leg several times until he felt a sharp pain.

VOA: special.2010.05.01

Here we have arrived at a second sharp break with the general experience of mankind.

于是就产生了第二次,人类一般经验的大变革

耶鲁公开课 - 古希腊历史简介课程节选

In another famous illustration, "The Army of the Potomac - A Sharp-Shooter on Picket Duty."

VOA: special.2010.07.25

Here's one climbing out of the pool: First her face appeared, long and cadaverous, with a bandage-like bathing cap coming down almost to her eyes, and sharp teeth protruding from her mouth.

有一个女人从游泳池中出来了，首先是她的脸，修长,而惨白，如绷带般的泳帽从她的头部,耷拉到她的眼睛，锋利的牙齿从她的口中突出。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

She gave a sharp cry and covered her face with her hands.

VOA: special.2010.05.15

stdio c So somewhere there's standard IO dot C, stdio h somewhere they're standard IO dot H, but, for me, right now, the only file I need to know about is the dot H, -- because what Sharp include really does -- it's what's called a preprocessor directive.

所以某个地方有一个，现在对于我来说它们是，我只要知道那个，h文件，因为Sharp包含的-,叫做预处理指令。

哈佛公开课 - 计算机科学课程节选

Suddenly the air was cut by a sharp whistle not far away.

VOA: special.2010.04.03

He brings his opening note, that F-sharp, in a beat early.

他把他的起始音,升F,提前一拍

耶鲁公开课 - 聆听音乐课程节选

Others compare it to someone driving a sharp object into the head.

VOA: special.2010.03.30

to rise and to say anything was a violation of the culture, and that's one of the places where you see where this sharp line exists. They just take orders, but the gentlemen don't just take orders.

起身反抗和发表见解是有违当时的文化的,从这一点可以看出当时社会,森严的等级界限,普通人只能服从指挥,但是有地位的人不仅接受命令

耶鲁公开课 - 古希腊历史简介课程节选

She says there has been a sharp increase in volunteers recently.

VOA: special.2009.04.03

Still, it was a sharp loss for his Democratic Party.

VOA: special.2009.02.05

The researchers say China also had a sharp drop.

VOA: special.2010.04.14

Then I heard a sharp sound.

VOA: special.2010.07.10

Suddenly,a sharp cry broke the air.

VOA: special.2009.06.06

More than 40 boats carrying refugees seeking asylum in Australia have been intercepted this year, a sharp increase from previous years.

VOA: standard.2009.10.27

Public opinion polls show a sharp improvement in attitudes towards the United States since Mr.Obama took office in January.

VOA: standard.2009.10.09

Mr.Medvedev told a meeting of government ministers in Moscow the global economic crisis has caused a sharp decline in Russian federal revenues.

VOA: standard.2009.05.25

The result has been some progress on the ground, but also a sharp increase in U.S.casualties, with more than in just the last three months.

VOA: standard.2009.09.22

However,Australian health authorities expect a sharp rise in the number of swine flu infections in August, toward the end of winter in the southern hemisphere.

VOA: standard.2009.07.24

Saying the difference between a sharp recession and a depression is a loss of faith, economist Mark Zandi said a restoration of confidence will be key to recovery.

VOA: standard.2009.03.10

President Obama has already increased the U.S.troop presence by more than 21,000 to about 68,000, and authorized more aggressive operations against the Taliban, which have resulted in a sharp increase in U.S.casualties.

VOA: standard.2009.09.23

In a sharp attack on Iranian leaders last Friday, former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani warned those in power to "abide by the will of the people" and heal the wounds of the recent crisis.

VOA: standard.2009.07.20

A senior official here said the administration had anticipated a sharp response by Pyongyang to Monday's Security Council statement and that the United States did not intend to "get bogged down" by responding to every statement carried by the official North Korean media.

VOA: standard.2009.04.14

But a few years later, the high sharp voice of Hank Williams would cut like a knife through the music world.

VOA: special.2009.11.22