Recent polls give President Obama an approval rating of between 58 and 64 percent, and some experts believe that number could rise depending on how the public reacts at the end of his overseas trip next week.

VOA: standard.2009.04.03

He's able to rise, to transcend the limits of his own body and station.

他可以上去，超越自己的身体和位置的极限。

耶鲁公开课 - 现代诗歌课程节选

I was just reading his book right now about, you know, the rise of Facebook and how it all started.

我现在正在读他的书，关于社交网络的创建和兴起。

适合创业的旧金山 - SpeakingMax英语口语达人

The CBO projection is $7 trillion. The difference between the two estimates lies primarily in the fact that the CBO assumes the expiration of Bush administration-era tax cuts, while the White House is assuming that President Barack Obama will honor his pledge against allowing taxes to rise on families earning less than $250,000 a year.

VOA: standard.2009.08.25