Michael made a couple of dunks. But hey,Manute stood his ground."

VOA: special.2010.07.05

But it had rows of seats like that, usually made over a hill or dug into the ground in some way.

但是观众席的结构很相似，通常建在山坡上或挖入地下。

耶鲁公开课 - 新约课程节选

With a thousand pains that vision's face was grained; Yet no blood reached there from the upper ground, And no guns thumped, or down the flues made moan.

惊恐中担心想象中的那些脸庞有了细纹;,前方的战场上没有血流成河，没有枪炮的轰鸣，或者向下指着的冒烟的枪口下的哀求。

耶鲁公开课 - 现代诗歌课程节选

The women ground corn for bread, cooked and made pottery.

VOA: special.2010.07.05

President Obama said he will continue to seek common ground and listen to serious proposals, but made clear he will have little patience for continuing distortions.

VOA: standard.2009.09.10