But key indexes rose sharply as the day wore on. Chief economist Peter Cardillo at Avalon Partners blamed uncertainty for the market volatility.

VOA: standard.2010.07.20

It's almost as if the flower passage is Milton's reward for having written the Saint Peter passage.

似乎描写花朵的段落是对于弥尔顿,描写过圣彼得的章落之后的奖赏。

耶鲁公开课 - 弥尔顿课程节选

Pollster Peter Brown says that for now Americans seem patient as they await the result of the president's efforts to revive the ailing U.S.economy.

VOA: standard.2009.04.03

"The aftershocks will start off being fairly large and fairly frequent, and then sort of peter out as time goes on, although you will see aftershocks for weeks to months after the earthquake.

VOA: standard.2010.01.13