That means it is easier for planes with only two engines to strike a flock of birds and lose power in both engines.

VOA: special.2009.04.01

What I was going to say is that you could, at least theoretically, strike with your spear in a overhand manner or you could strike with it in an underhand manner, the only thing is I don't know how you do that underhand when you're in the middle of a phalanx.

我要说的是,士兵们能够,至少从理论上来说,可以自上而下地刺矛,也可以这样自下而上地刺矛,我不太清楚在方阵中,士兵们怎么能够自下而上地刺矛

耶鲁公开课 - 古希腊历史简介课程节选

I will strike them with pestilence and disown them, and I will make of you a nation far more numerous than they!"

我要用瘟疫杀死他们，叫你的后裔成为一个国家，比他们强盛“

耶鲁公开课 - 旧约导论课程节选

The steelworkers union called the strike after failing to reach a wage agreement with company officials.

VOA: special.2010.06.10

If I strike you in a vulnerable place with a stick that has a bronze butt on it, it could well kill you.

如果我用一根有铜质尾部的棍子,刺你的软肋的话,很可能就是一击必杀

耶鲁公开课 - 古希腊历史简介课程节选

That could be good advice. If you strike high up on a tree with an axe, the chip of wood that is cut off will fall into your eye.

VOA: special.2010.01.17

The state could strike back with unparalleled savagery against those people who got in the way, and that's what happened at the commune, in the Paris Commune.

但它竟也可以以空前野蛮的步伐倒退,就为了对抗那些阻碍了他们的人们,这就是在公社时期所发生的,巴黎公社时期

耶鲁公开课 - 1871年后的法国课程节选

In May,Iran launched the Sejil-2 - a missile with an estimated range of 2,000 kilometers that could strike Israel and Europe.

VOA: standard.2009.09.17

There's no question that the shock experienced by the first readers of Paradise Lost had next to nothing to do with the content of this poem, which might strike us as shocking in itself.

毫无疑问，初次阅读《失乐园》的读者,会觉得震惊全然是因为它的内容，这首诗内容本身就是令人震惊的。

耶鲁公开课 - 弥尔顿课程节选

Government attempts to strike peace deals with the militants have not stopped the fighting and have sparked criticism from U.S.officials.

VOA: standard.2009.05.05

Here's a hoplite standing like this, and when he comes into contact with the opposing army, he will presumably strike down in this way.

这儿有个重步兵这样站着,当在战场中遭遇敌人时,他应该会这样刺下去

耶鲁公开课 - 古希腊历史简介课程节选

The group's director,Ajmal Samadi, says that the report is based on some 15 interviews with villagers where the NATO strike occurred.

VOA: standard.2009.09.07

Israel retaliated with tank fire and an air strike, killing two Lebanese soldiers and a journalist.

VOA: standard.2010.08.05

Israel responded with tank fire and a helicopter strike, killing two Lebanese soldiers and a journalist.

VOA: standard.2010.08.04

But the BJP,after some initial waffling, is backing Gandhi, apparently believing the controversy surrounding him and his alleged remarks will strike a positive chord with some Hindus.

VOA: standard.2009.03.28

Film producers and owners of multiscreen cinemas are also expressing hope that with the strike behind them, they can focus on other issues of concern to the industry.

VOA: standard.2009.06.05

Also on Friday, Pakistani intelligence officials said they believed a U.S.missile strike in South Waziristan in late August killed Tahir Yuldashev, an Uzbek militant leader with links to al-Qaida.

VOA: standard.2009.10.03