"You're not going to get more affordable than it is right now, with the combination of interest rates and the home prices.

VOA: standard.2010.03.02

If I'm basically just squeezing jello, that is, I'm trying to make the problem simpler, but the combination turns out to be really complex, I've not gained anything.

如果我只是简单的挤压果汁，那么我是在尝试着让问题变得简单，但是合并过程就真的比较复杂,我得不到任何东西。

麻省理工公开课 - 计算机科学及编程导论课程节选

You really want to get the power of dividing things up, but if you end up doing a ton of work at the combination stage, you may not have gained anything.

你真的想得到分解问题的能力,但是如果在合成的某个阶段,你需要做大量的工作，你可能得不到任何东西。

麻省理工公开课 - 计算机科学及编程导论课程节选

"They're not quite there yet. There have been some serious efforts to deal with a combination of long-standing problems in the auto industry and the current crisis which has seen the market for new cars drop from 14 million [vehicles in annual sales to nine million.

VOA: standard.2009.03.30

Better to have not had any of it, better to have not been born at all, say the pessimists, than to have this combination package of life followed by death.

最好还是什么都不要有，最好是根本就别出生，悲观主义者如是说，以免有生后即是死这样一个组合。

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"The best antidote to intolerance is not the 'Defamation of Religions' approach of banning and punishing offensive speech, but rather a combination of robust legal protections against discrimination and hate crimes, proactive government outreach to minority religious groups, and a vigorous defense of both freedom of religion and expression,"

VOA: standard.2009.10.26