The world had been at war for years.

VOA: special.2010.05.31

We've seen a boom in building in the United States that is at a record level, except for that one Korean War blip, and so I think it's a highly abnormal situation that we've been in.

所以美国出现一波建造新房的浪潮,规模空前,仅次于朝鲜战争时期,我认为这是极不正常的

耶鲁公开课 - 金融市场课程节选

So this is a subtle thing because you think about the current election, there's a debate about whether Hilary Clinton, for example, can choose right now to be at the center of the democratic party given her past history of votes, for example, on the Iraq War.

这是个微妙的事情,因为你联想到现在的选举,举个例子,关于希拉里·克林顿能否选择,作为民主党竞选中间派参选就颇有争议,考虑到她的参选记录,例如在伊拉克战争中

耶鲁公开课 - 博弈论课程节选

The nation has been at war for eight years.

VOA: standard.2009.09.03

In the American Civil War, the North hoped for a quick victory by capturing the southern capital at Richmond,Virginia.

VOA: special.2009.09.17

To look at our responsibilities for the cost of the war, which approaches two hundred fifty billion dollars.

VOA: special.2010.03.13

Except for a year at the University of Mississippi at the end of World War One, that was the last of his official education.

VOA: special.2010.01.03

Many people at that time still hated the south for starting the Civil War.

VOA: special.2010.04.22

The project was a conceived as a practical laboratory for cooperation between the two Koreas, which remain technically at war.

VOA: standard.2009.09.11

"It is very hard to be a beacon for others, when you are constantly at war.

VOA: standard.2010.03.11

Looking back to the events of nearly seven years, Mr.Major says he - at the time believed Mr.Blair when he would outline his reasons for going to war.

VOA: standard.2010.01.02

He wants recognition for his boldness,bravery, his willingness to take on organized crime, at a time when the war on drugs is increasingly unpopular in his own country.

VOA: standard.2010.05.17

The United States and European Union are among the voices in the international community still pressing for accountability for thousands of civilian deaths at the end of the Sri Lankan civil war.

VOA: standard.2009.11.09

Facing eroding public support for the war in Afghanistan, U.S.Defense Secretary Robert Gates told reporters at the Pentagon President Barack Obama's new strategy for the conflict has not been given a chance to work.

VOA: standard.2009.09.03

In March, the International Criminal Court at The Hague issued an arrest warrant for Sudan's president on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity for atrocities committed in the Darfur region of his country since 2003.

VOA: standard.2009.06.11