After the arrival of people from Spain,Mexican ceramists stopped making their own religious figures.

VOA: special.2009.09.09

you know, from, famous figures of politicians, celebrities, and so on and you know.

有著名的政客，名人等等。

杜莎夫人蜡像馆 - SpeakingMax英语口语达人

I move from speech to belief because I simply don't believe that I'm using figures of speech.

我从说转为了相信,仅仅因为我不相信自己正在使用修辞。

耶鲁公开课 - 文学理论导论课程节选

Senator Judd Gregg of New Hampshire and others accused Democrats of manipulating figures regarding estimates of cost-savings from the government-run Medicare program.

VOA: standard.2009.12.24

There are, of course, dozens of figures taken from the texts of classical mythology who are alluded to throughout the first two books, but invariably they appear, just as Tantalus does in this very passage, within the context of a simile.

当然，这部作品有很多人物是取材自,经典神话故事，他们是用来表达隐喻的,贯穿着前两册书，他们始终出现，就像丹达罗斯在这一诗篇中，给予诗内容一种喻示。

耶鲁公开课 - 弥尔顿课程节选

Economist Peter Sperling of Touro College says unemployment figures are likely to continue even higher, despite recent positive indicators from beleaguered sectors of the U.S.economy.

VOA: standard.2009.04.02

Stephanie Pines was doubtful another future bid would have the same support from such notable figures as talk show host Oprah Winfrey and President Barack Obama.

VOA: standard.2009.10.02

Since 1979, every McDonald's "Happy Meal" for children has included an enticing toy along with the food, from Star Wars action figures to Hello Kitty watches.

VOA: standard.2010.06.24