Diversifying the economy,he says, would also help the country produce more and buy less, reducing the impact of the sinking value of Yemeni money.

VOA: standard.2010.04.20

He asks the gods what has happened to Lycidas and who exactly was responsible for the sinking of Lycidas' ship.

他问众神利西达斯怎么了,是谁让他的船沉没的。

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A sinking dollar means a poorer nation and a superpower with a sinking currency is a contradiction in terms."

美元疲软意味着国家的衰落,而美国本身又是个超级大国,两者未免自相矛盾“

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President Obama says he inherited massive government debt and a sinking economy from his predecessor,President Bush, and that only drastic action will correct the situation while investing in the nation's needs pertaining to health care, energy independence,and education.

VOA: standard.2009.03.15

This is often referred to as the Song of the Sea, and here the image is one of sinking and drowning in the Sea of Reeds.

这里的诗指的是海之歌,描绘了人在Reed海中浮浮沉沉的情景。

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The dollar is plunging, -and the dollar is plunging perhaps maybe just around a little bit -- That's been sinking for some months now-- -because America has been living beyond her means borrowing 2 billion a day from foreign nations.

美元大幅走低，-我插一句，美元确实下跌了一点点,且几个月来持续疲软-,-原因在于美国长久以来一直入不敷出,财政赤字每天增长20亿。

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