1·But a more rational American policy should not be held hostage to an immediate response.
但一个更理性的美国政策不应该要求马上回答人质。
2·At the Oberoi Trident, gunmen burst into the Kandahar restaurant and reportedly took American and British nationals hostage.
在Oberoi Trident酒店，持枪者冲进坎大哈餐厅。据报道，他们只劫持了美国人和英国人作为人质。
3·53-year-old Capt Richard Phillips, the 1st American taken captive, had been taken hostage since April 8 as the pirates tried to hijack the Maersk Alabama cargo ship in the Indian Ocean.
8日，货船"马尔基亚拉巴马"在印度洋海域被海盗劫持，53岁的菲利普斯成为首位被海盗俘虏的美国水手。
4·The longer South American countries, in particular, postpone structural reforms, the more they leave themselves hostage to the outside world.
尤其南美国家拖延体制改革越久，他们就越将自己人质留给外在世界。