He was afraid beyond the power to cry out or move.

VOA: special.2009.10.31

Not Milton himself would cry up liberty to poor female slaves or plead for the lawfulness or resisting a private tyranny.

即便米尔顿本人也不愿为那些女奴的自由所呼号,辩解，或是反对这种私底下的暴行“

耶鲁公开课 - 弥尔顿课程节选

Some recent surveys show the president's overall approval rating at or just above 50 percent a far cry from higher numbers in the early days of his administration.

VOA: standard.2009.09.02