Painters like Edgar Degas and Vincent Van Gogh used the sharp lines and off-centered look of these prints in their paintings.

VOA: special.2009.09.02

So these names, they don't really make any sense why they're called past s p and f, and it turns out that it comes from spectroscopy terms that are pre-quantum mechanics where, for example, this is called the sharp line, I think the principle, the diffuse, and the fundamental.

看到这些名字，你会发现,它们为什么叫s，p，f是没什么道理的，事实上,它们来源于,量子力学之前的光谱学中的术语，例如，它们分别叫做锐线，我认为是主线，漫射和基本。

麻省理工公开课 - 化学原理课程节选

Now the trace you notice on the left side has very few and very sharp deflections.

现在大家注意到左侧的变位,很少但是很剧烈。

斯坦福公开课 - 7个颠覆你思想的演讲课程节选

At the root of the sharp price decrease is reduced demand because of the economic downturn.

VOA: special.2009.01.03

Here we have arrived at a second sharp break with the general experience of mankind.

于是就产生了第二次,人类一般经验的大变革

耶鲁公开课 - 古希腊历史简介课程节选

The sharp metal barbs tore the skin of the men who stretched it along fence tops.

VOA: special.2010.04.15

Obviously, it goes without saying that today the assessment of Milton as some kind of imminent social threat or some sort of social force in terms of the radical nature of political power - that has taken a sharp turn.

显然--这是不言而喻的--现在，这一种基于弥尔顿,政治力量的激进性而把他看做是,危险的社会威胁或社会力量的观点,已经有了180度大转弯。

耶鲁公开课 - 弥尔顿课程节选

the sharp sounds of leather whips, ordering the dogs to move and pull the sleds.

VOA: special.2010.02.27

stdio c So somewhere there's standard IO dot C, stdio h somewhere they're standard IO dot H, but, for me, right now, the only file I need to know about is the dot H, -- because what Sharp include really does -- it's what's called a preprocessor directive.

所以某个地方有一个，现在对于我来说它们是，我只要知道那个，h文件，因为Sharp包含的-,叫做预处理指令。

哈佛公开课 - 计算机科学课程节选

The Confederates had placed cannon all along the sharp turn in the river.

VOA: special.2009.11.19

And on the right, you notice that there are many of those sharp deflections.

在右侧，大家看到,有很多明显的变位。

斯坦福公开课 - 7个颠覆你思想的演讲课程节选

Then she was able to capture the sharp difference between light and dark.

VOA: special.2009.05.10

to rise and to say anything was a violation of the culture, and that's one of the places where you see where this sharp line exists. They just take orders, but the gentlemen don't just take orders.

起身反抗和发表见解是有违当时的文化的,从这一点可以看出当时社会,森严的等级界限,普通人只能服从指挥,但是有地位的人不仅接受命令

耶鲁公开课 - 古希腊历史简介课程节选

The sharp noise came through the thick stone walls of the house.

VOA: special.2010.03.20

Aviation analysts say the sharp volcanic particles can damage a jet engine or cause it to shut down in mid air.

VOA: standard.2010.04.15

A senior State department official who spoke to reporters Monday said the sharp tone of the Iranian leader's comments was not a surprise.

VOA: standard.2009.03.23

Analysts blame the sharp increase on the turbulent national elections and a re-emerging Taliban facing a surge of U.S.troops, determined to take the provinces.

VOA: standard.2010.05.26

Morrell acknowledges the troop deployment decision is particularly difficult because of the sharp increase in casualties.

VOA: standard.2009.09.23

But a few years later, the high sharp voice of Hank Williams would cut like a knife through the music world.

VOA: special.2009.11.22

He saw the rushing forms of the gray wolves, their shinning eyes, their long wet tongues and sharp teeth.

VOA: special.2010.02.27

At the front was a sharp point of iron that could smash through the sides of wooden ships.

VOA: special.2009.09.10

The twenty-one year-old throws a sharp breaking ball that cuts across the plate at the last second.

VOA: special.2010.06.18

Two of the big three American automakers filed for bankruptcy after suffering sharp drops in sales.

VOA: special.2010.01.02

President Obama has received sharp criticism from Republicans over the lack of progress in job creation.

VOA: special.2010.02.19

In another famous illustration, "The Army of the Potomac - A Sharp-Shooter on Picket Duty."

VOA: special.2010.07.25

She became known all over the world for her independence, sharp intelligence, and acting ability.

VOA: special.2009.09.20

The Big Room and other parts of the cavern contain huge, sharp formations of minerals.

VOA: special.2009.12.07

Nearby,the futuristic tram station is made up of sharp angles and geometric shapes.

VOA: special.2011.04.13

From under the plane's right wing, the black sharp-nosed X-15 drops free.

VOA: special.2010.07.07

The artist uses a fine sharp knife to cut through the metal.

VOA: special.2009.09.02