Following his suggestions, Owens easily qualified for the final, where he won the gold and Long earned the silver.

VOA: standard.2009.08.19

Frost is not after "easy gold" but rather hard-earned wages.

弗罗斯特不追寻这些轻易得来的金钱而是实在地挣钱。

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In his career of more than 75 years, Les Paul earned 22 gold records, designed a revolutionary guitar, and invented countless techniques that are used by musicians in recording studios today.

VOA: standard.2009.08.14

In 1993,Spiegler earned the gratitude of the Republic of Turkey for recovering 6th century gold and silver treasures which had been stolen by tomb raiders and eventually sold to New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art.

VOA: standard.2010.07.26

Coupled with snowboarder Jasey Jay Anderson's win in the parallel giant slalom and Canada's win in men's curling, the Canadians now lead the gold medal count with 13, the most the host nation has ever earned at an Olympics - winter or summer.

VOA: standard.2010.02.28