The baronet has been in communication with the architect who prepared the plans for Sir Charles, and with a contractor from London, so that we may expect great changes to begin here soon.

准男爵已和曾为查尔兹爵士拟订修筑计划的建筑师与来自伦敦的营造商联系过了，还有来自普利摩斯的装饰匠和家俱商。因此，不久我们可能就会在这里看到巨大的变化了。

Conan Doyle, Arthur / The Hound of the Baskervilles柯南 道尔 / 巴斯克维尔猎犬

巴斯克维尔猎犬

柯南 道尔

The Hound of the Baskervilles

Conan Doyle, Arthur

© 1901, 1902 by A. Conan Doyle

Gore told the world in his Academy Award-winning movie (recently labeled “one-sided” and containing “scientific errors” by a British judge) to expect 20-foot sea-level rises over this century.

戈尔在他赢得奥斯卡奖的电影（这部电影最近被一位英国法官认定为是“片面”和包含“科学谬误”的）里告诉世界说在本世纪海平面将会上升20英尺。

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 11.01.2011

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 11.01.2011

But did Greenspan really expect interest rates to remain permanently at 1% – a negative real interest rate?

可是格林斯潘难道真的认为利率会永久停留在1%——也就是 真实 利率为负的水平？

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 23.12.2010

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 23.12.2010

Obviously, that means meeting the standards that we expect of others.

显然，那意味着 达到我们希望其他人达到的标准。

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 13.01.2011

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 13.01.2011

But how realistic is it to expect so driven and flamboyant a man to stay away from the limelight?

但是，人们怎么能指望这样一个野心勃勃而又张扬的人过隐姓埋名的生活呢？

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 24.01.2011

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 24.01.2011

We should be happy and grateful, but we should not expect it to continue.

我们应该感到高兴和满足，但是我们不能寄望 它会继续下去。

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 21.12.2010

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 21.12.2010

A further doubling is expected by 2010.

预计到2010年还会增长一倍。

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 23.12.2010

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

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(Kelantan state, however, was always expected to continue to be held by PAS.)

（然而Kelantan州却一直被认为是PAS的势力范围。）

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 26.01.2011

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 26.01.2011

When pressed about his failing memory, he impatiently responded, “Why am I expected to remember things in a country in which the president does not remember whether he graduated from university?”

”当被再三追问时，他不耐烦地 说：“在一个连总统都记不得自己是否大学毕业的国家，为什么要指望我的记忆力好呢？”

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 11.01.2011

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 11.01.2011

From the outset, both sides expected a defining fight, which occurred last November, after the government decided to align the retirement age in the public sector with that of the private sector.

从一开始，两方面都预期会有一场决定性的斗争。这一斗争发生在去年十一月、政府决定把公务员的退休年龄与私有企业拉齐之后。

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 23.01.2011

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

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But there was no sign within it of that desperate and defiant villain whom we expected to see.

可是屋里并没有我们想要找的那个不顾一切、胆大妄为的坏蛋。

Conan Doyle, Arthur / The Hound of the Baskervilles柯南 道尔 / 巴斯克维尔猎犬

巴斯克维尔猎犬

柯南 道尔

The Hound of the Baskervilles

Conan Doyle, Arthur

© 1901, 1902 by A. Conan Doyle

Where an orphan is accepted by the Directors as mentally or physically disabled so that he cannot reasonably be expected to be financially independent the allowance or pension payable to him shall continue as long as he remains to be so disabled.

如委员接纳任何孤儿为精神上或身体上无行为能力，以致不能合理预期他能够经济独立， 则应支付予该孤儿的津贴或抚恤金，须在其仍属无行为能力的期间继续支付。

http://www.legislation.gov.hk/eng/index.htm 31.08.2011

http://www.legislation.gov.hk/eng/index.htm 31.08.2011

Nor can a weak, embattled, and disoriented Musharraf be expected to fight Islamic militancy effectively or bring political stability to Pakistan.

也很难指望外强中干、四面楚歌、惶惶如丧假之犬的穆沙拉夫能有效地遏制伊斯兰好战分子，或者帮助巴基斯坦实现稳定。

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 13.01.2011

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 13.01.2011

The quality of articles is uneven, as might be expected of a self-organizing process, but it is not uniformly bad.

正如人们可以对自我组织过程所预料的那样，文章的质量参差不齐，但是并不一律劣等。

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 23.12.2010

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 23.12.2010

With public debt expected to stand at 102% of GDP in 2009, rising inflation, and growth of just 0.2%, it will be difficult to keep electoral promises.

随着国债将在2009年达到GDP的102%，不断攀升的通货膨胀和仅仅0.2%的经济增长率，兑现竞选承诺将会非常困难。

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 16.02.2011

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 16.02.2011