"gas supply point" means any point on an installation pipe at which a gas appliance is connected;

“气体供应点”指用户喉上供气体用具接驳的任何一点。

http://www.legislation.gov.hk/eng/index.htm 18.07.2011

http://www.legislation.gov.hk/eng/index.htm 18.07.2011

The sticking point is Hamas’s unwillingness to recognize the existence of Israel; but that could be made a condition for an eventual settlement rather than a precondition for negotiations.

难点是哈马斯不愿意承认以色列的生存权；但是，承认以色列的生存权可以作为最终解决 的一项条件而非谈判的先决条件。

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“It remains a point that neither federal minister Ijazul Haq nor PML-Q President Chaudhry Shujaat were ever attacked by suicide bombers,” she said.

“事实是无论联邦部长伊贾兹·哈克还是穆斯林联盟总裁乔杜 里·舒贾特·侯赛因都从来没有遭到过自杀性爆炸的袭击，”她说。

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© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

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The point is reinforced by a curious glossy magazine advertisement that you might have seen recently.

一份您不久前也可能看到过的怪异的时尚杂志广告再次强调了这样的观点。

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

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

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Given that the government can change laws, name judges, and staff the state administration, Turkey’s slide to another political model could reach a point of no return.

鉴于政府可以改变法律、任命法官并且组成国家行政机构，土耳其移向另一个政治模式就有可能不可逆转。

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

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

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To date, the premiums charged are small: for an overnight loan of $100 million, even a one-percentage-point spread in the interest rate is only $3000.

到目前为止，收取的利息是很低的：对于一笔1亿美元的隔夜贷款来 说，利率上即便一个百分点的差价也只有3000美元。

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Some say a tipping point has occurred.

有些人说形势已经越过了一个界限。

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

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"pressure test point" means a gas fitting to which a pressure gauge can be connected;

“试压点”指能接驳压力计的气体配件；

http://www.legislation.gov.hk/eng/index.htm 18.07.2011

http://www.legislation.gov.hk/eng/index.htm 18.07.2011

At some point, this will stop, and increases in deficits will trigger capital flight from the US.

但总有一天，这种资本流入将会停止，而财政赤字的增加将导致资本快速逃离美国。

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© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

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Such a scheme should include a “point system” for selecting applicants for residence and work permits, which would assign each applicant a score based on objective criteria, typically including language ability, education, and experience.

这个方案应该包括一个选择申请居住和工作许可的申请人的“分值制度”，以便能 给每位申请人作出一个基于客观标准的评分，典型的标准应包括语言能力、教育水平和经验。

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 28.10.2010

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

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Unlike former President Bill Clinton, who blamed Yassir Arafat for the failure of the Camp David talks in 2000, the Bush administration must honor its commitment not to point fingers or allow either side to use failure to advance its strategic goals.

与将2000年戴维营和谈破裂的责任归咎于阿拉法特的克林顿总统不同，布什政府必须实践承诺，不责备任何一方，也不允许任 何一方以和谈破裂为由推进自己的战略目标。

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

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

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

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a supply pipe that branches off from the feed pipe at a point above the top of the water heater, or some other device to prevent the water from draining down from the water heater if there is a failure at the source of water supply;

在热水器顶部以上位置的供水管分出的支管或其他器件，以防止供水来源中断时，水从热水器倒流；

http://www.legislation.gov.hk/eng/index.htm 22.09.2011

http://www.legislation.gov.hk/eng/index.htm 22.09.2011

What the EU learned from the subsequent four years of Balkan disasters under its management is now being tested by another major turning point and potential crisis – when and how Kosovo is to become independent.

”现在，另一 重大转折点和潜在的危机正在考验欧盟从随后四年管理巴尔干灾难中所学到的东西。这也就是科索沃在何时以何种方式独立。

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© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

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However, the effects of such measures are unlikely to be felt soon, so policies will also need to be directed at those already in the labor force, to encourage them to save more for retirement, and at those on the point of leaving it.

但是，这些措施的效力不大可能立竿见影，所以需要实施针对已经就业以及即将退休的人的政策，鼓励他们多为退休作储蓄。

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http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 01.11.2010

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

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The recent US housing boom is a case in point.

不久前的美国住宅繁荣就是一例明证。

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

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

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

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