1·Fail—"a noun or interjection used when something is egregiously unsuccessful"—was 2009's the most useful word.
失败——“名词或感叹词，当某事非常不成功时使用”——被评为2009年最有用的单词。
2·By the mid-1850's the inclusion of women in the rituals of party politics had become commonplace and the ideology that justified such inclusion had been assimilated by the Democrats.
到19世纪50年代中期，将女性纳入政党政治仪式已成为司空见惯的事，而为这种纳入辩护的意识形态已被民主党同化。
3·In the 860's the Byzantine Empire began to recover from Arab incursions so that by 872 the military balance with the Abbasid Caliphate had been permanently altered in the empire's favor.
860年代，拜占庭帝国开始从阿拉伯人的入侵中恢复，因此到872年，与阿拔斯王朝的军事平衡永久地成为帝国的优势。
4·At least that \ 's the hope.
至少那是我们所希望的。
5·Beyond that, the sky \ 's the limit.
超过10磅，那就是天空的极限了。
6·What \ 's the solution?
那么，解决的方法是什么呢？
7·It \ 's the best medical news in ages.
这是近几年最好的医学消息。
8·So that 's the first quality of the people I admire.
所以这是我崇敬的人的第一个特质。
9·KATE MCKENNA: It 's the first six months that are important.
凯特·麦凯纳：最初的6个月才是重要的。
10·DANNY MCNEIL: I always talk to my suppliers myself — it 's the best way of working.
丹尼·麦克内尔：我一直跟我的供应商讲——这是最佳的工作方式。