"I don't really do a whole lot. I normally just spend time with family, go out to eat,hang out, wait for the ball to drop on TV."

VOA: special.2009.12.28

They love to kind of luxuriate in the opportunity to show off their voice on a leading tone, build up expectation, make you wait even more for that tonic.

他们总是喜欢借机,在导音部分卖弄下自己的歌喉,以增加听众的期望,让大家更渴望听到主音

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Most voters appeared to heed the instructions of Interior Minister Francois Ndoungou to return home on Sunday and wait for the government to announce the winner.

VOA: standard.2009.08.30

His comments come one day after U.S.Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the world will not wait forever for Iran to meet its international obligations on nuclear issues.

VOA: standard.2009.10.12

While the House bill would immediately bar private insurance companies from denying coverage or raising insurance premiums based on age or gender, the Senate would wait until 2014 for this to take effect, except for children who would be covered immediately.

VOA: standard.2009.12.25