The six-party talks aimed at ending North Korea's nuclear weapons programs have been stalled for more than a year, because of a boycott by Pyongyang.

VOA: standard.2010.05.03

And not only was it a party school, you were going to have an amazing time for the four years and beyond.

不仅是个派对大学，而且未来四年甚至以后，都会过得很快乐。

哈佛公开课 - 幸福课课程节选

A stranger with a flair for cocktail party descriptive prose might have commented that the room, at a quick glance, looked as if it had once been tenanted by two struggling twelve-year-old lawyers or researchists.

一个鸡尾酒派对的调酒师,也能看一眼就对这件房子作出评论，他会看得出房间曾被两个奋斗的,12岁的律师或研究员租过。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

But the six-party talks have stalled over Pyongyang's refusal to accept a verification program for the declaration of its nuclear assets and activities that was agreed to last June.

VOA: standard.2009.04.14

Liberals within the Democratic Party have been fighting for a public option, saying that it is the only way to spur private insurance companies to keep costs down and offer affordable plans to consumers.

VOA: standard.2009.10.26