Professor Pervez Hoodbhoy of Islamabad's Quaid-e-Azam University says the Talibans rapid advance towards the capital was a wake-up call for the government.

VOA: standard.2009.05.05

It kind of was a wake up call in Germany because they were watching with amusement the subprime crisis in the United States and here it was causing losses to the German Government.

这次危机震醒了德国,当初德国还把,美国次贷危机当笑话看,德国政府付出了沉重的代价

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For example, you could request a wake-up call in the morning.

比如你想要早晨的叫醒服务。

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Thornton says the new amendment to the Lacey Act is a wake-up call for anyone who wants to trade in the lucrative U.S.wood products market.

VOA: standard.2010.05.28

Commander Harbour tells VOA News this latest incident - so far away from Somalia - should serve as a wake-up call for the international community.

VOA: standard.2010.04.20