Mr.Ravalomanana said the prospect of losing that badly needed cash had been a strong motivator in reaching what he called a miracle deal.

VOA: standard.2009.11.08

It has a long boulevard, the Nevski Prospect, very important in 1917.

它拥有一条幽长的林荫大道,这便是有名的涅瓦大街,它见证了一九一七年的二月革命

耶鲁公开课 - 欧洲文明课程节选

The people who are in the know -know who's trustworthy as a borrower and who has a good prospect of paying it back -but if I go in there ignorantly, I'm going to get stuck with the worst stuff.

那些行家老手们,就知道哪些借款人是可信的,钱借给谁还款的把握比较大,但如果我懵然不知就把钱投进去了,就可能会落得个血本无归的结果

耶鲁公开课 - 金融市场课程节选

The list of reasons why teams coming from abroad were not thrilled at the prospect of several weeks in Nigeria for this year's Under-17 World Cup is long.

VOA: standard.2009.11.05