For example: "There is no research that says that if you fire the principal you're going to get better results.

VOA: special.2010.03.18

They would sit around the fire and hang out for two, three hours without saying a word.

他们围坐在篝火边两三个小时，一句话也没说。

哈佛公开课 - 幸福课课程节选

If things weren't working out by the end of the summer he'd fire me and I go back to Stanford for business school, that didn't sound too terrible.

如果不行的话，他就炒了我呗,我还可以会斯坦福继续读商科，这听起来又不会太差。

斯坦福公开课 - 微软CEO-Steve.Ballmer谈科技的未来课程节选

They say the Earps and Doc Holliday did not fire in self-defense, but used the law as an excuse for murder.

VOA: special.2010.02.15

It's collecting information from all these dendrites under the right series of signals the cell body integrates all that information, says time for me to fire an action potential.

神经收集所有树突送来的,通过一系列正确信号传来的信息,细胞体整合所有信息之后,就到了发出动作电位的时候了

耶鲁公开课 - 生物医学工程探索课程节选

Navi Pillay, in Geneva, criticized Hamas leaders for the harm caused to Israeli civilians by rocket fire.

VOA: special.2009.01.10

But you know, you kind of wonder if that's a good example for fire insurance because if the whole city burns down, then insurance companies would go bankrupt anyway, right?

但是你也许会疑惑,对于阐述火险来说,这是不是个好例子,因为如果整个城市被烧毁,那么保险公司就会破产,对吧

耶鲁公开课 - 金融市场课程节选

He was chosen to play for the Chicago Fire professional soccer team in two thousand seven.

VOA: special.2010.06.02

So the Romans, for example, outlawed volunteer fire departments, in local places, because they were afraid that volunteer fire departments could be a place where locals, especially maybe lower-class locals, could get together and then start gossiping about what they could do to cause trouble for the Romans.

所以罗马人会，比如，会驱逐当地志愿消防部门，因为他们担心志愿消防部门,会成为当地人，尤其是下层阶级集会的场所，在那谋划如何,给罗马人制造麻烦。

耶鲁公开课 - 新约课程节选

The explosion was a signal for all Confederate guns surrounding the fort to open fire.

VOA: special.2009.08.13

It burned for a day. The fire destroyed the center of the city.

VOA: special.2009.06.01

He wanted to play music that showed the power of fire and stars just for the old man, and with the storm and the wind to join him.

VOA: special.2010.05.08

Mike Banner plays for the Chicago Fire, but started in Washington.

VOA: special.2010.06.02

Listen,what a strange noise for wood to make in the fire.

VOA: special.2010.02.27

He enjoyed the warm fire for a few minutes.

VOA: special.2010.05.01

Officials initially blamed "insurgent activity" for the casualties, but later said it was possible the soldiers were hit by friendly fire.

VOA: standard.2009.11.07

Many witnesses say Toumba gave the order for the presidential guard to open fire on people protesting Captain Camara's expected presidential candidacy.

VOA: standard.2009.12.07

The general said the Lebanese Army asked for a cease-fire,and therefore, he believes this was a "one-time event."

VOA: standard.2010.08.03

For parts of southern Australia, the annual fire season could be as little as two months away.

VOA: standard.2009.06.24

"As the engagement went on and the enemy continued with strong fire, air support was called for."

VOA: standard.2009.09.12

Israeli police are searching for the gunman, who opened fire on teenage boys and girls attending a support group meeting at the community center.

VOA: standard.2009.08.04

AU peacekeepers and government troops fought back with tank fire and mortars, sending residents diving for cover in their homes and in the streets.

VOA: standard.2009.08.21

But the decision to hold most of the exercise in Kitgum has raised questions as to whether Natural Fire 10 is part of preparations for a renewed military effort against the Ugandan rebel group, the Lord's Resistance Army.

VOA: standard.2009.10.20

Kusugak says that the Inuit symbol used to represent the Vancouver Winter Games serves a special purpose in his culture, illustrating that his people were in the region, where to find food or whether there is fuel for fire.

VOA: standard.2010.02.19

"We continue to call for Russia to abide by the August 2008 cease-fire commitment signed by President Saakashvili and President Medvedev, including ending the occupation and withdrawing Russian troops from South Ossetia and Abkhazia to their pre-conflict positions."

VOA: standard.2010.07.05

The town of Marysville, which was almost obliterated in the disaster, remains a crime scene as investigators search the charred debris of buildings for more victims of a fire that was thought to have been started deliberately.

VOA: standard.2009.03.14

The government's outright rejection for a truce with Tamil Tiger rebels came a day after the European Union said the situation of civilians trapped in the war zone is dangerous and called for a cease-fire to allow humanitarian aid into the region.

VOA: standard.2009.03.17

"It is also important to remember that this is a cynical situation where the Tigers have herded a large number of people - thousands of people - into an enclave and used them as hostages to convince the international community to call for a cease-fire,"

VOA: standard.2009.03.17