Margaret Smith, a leader in Washington society at that time, wrote a letter describing the scene: Ladies fainted, men were seen with bloody noses and such a scene of confusion took place as is impossible to describe - those who got in could not get out by the door again, but had to scramble out of windows.

VOA: special.2009.01.19

Conversations, some of the deepest conversations take place in the quietest spaces or the most out-of-the-way places.

对话，尤其是一些有深度的对话,都是在最安静的地方,或是最偏僻的地方发生的。

普林斯顿公开课 - 人性课程节选

the retention bonuses were put in place at the beginning of 2008, before AIG received any bail-out money.

VOA: standard.2009.03.15