1·Sterling went into free fall.
英镑陷入了自由跌落。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
2·Sterling continues to gain ground against the dollar.
英镑对美元的比价继续坚挺。
—— 《牛津词典》
3·Sterling has been hit by the economy's failure to pull out of recession.
由于经济没能摆脱衰退，英镑遭受了重创。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
4·The fall in sterling will also blunt deflationary pressures that might otherwise exacerbate the credit crisis, since when prices start falling the burden of debt rises in real terms.
英镑的贬值也将减弱通货紧缩的压力，不然此压力有可能加剧信用危机，因为当价格开始下降时，按实值计算的债务负担则会增加。
5·But if the fear of being sucked into the bail-out is only partly justified, so is the smugness about having retained sterling.
如果说英国唯恐卷入希腊纾困的理由并不完全站得住脚，那么为保留英镑而沾沾自喜也是一样。
1·Lynn Sterling told police she obtained the remains from a friend who works in demolition and who said he found them in a Detroit school he helped demolish about 30 years ago.
这位名叫琳恩·斯特林的妇女告诉警方，她是从一个专门从事拆房工作的朋友那里得到这具骨骼的，而后者曾经对她表示他是在约30年前帮忙拆除底特律一所学校时发现它的。
2·Sterling reflected on this “put up or shut up” proposition, seconded by his 151 barrel proof corn liquor.
斯特林想了下这个“要么说话，要么闭嘴”的提议，接着就叫了151桶标准酒精浓度的玉米威士忌。
3·'the strap needs mending,' said Mrs. Sterling later, 'but they did not steal anything.'
' '这提包带需要修理，' '斯特林夫人事后说道，' '不过他们什么也没偷走。
4·For Samsung, it could mean making Bada, its low-level OS that's had some success in Asia, available in Europe and elsewhere, Sterling says.
斯特林说，对于三星来说，可以将其Bada系统——一种较为低级的操作系统，在亚洲取得了一定成功——推广到欧洲和其他地方。
5·Also, sterling silver is alloyed with copper which is easy to be oxidized and to cause oxide inclusion.
斯特林银主要以铜作为合金化元素，容易氧化形成夹杂。