不错，2014年完全是一场灾难，只等着引爆。在《年内股市崩盘的概率有多大？》(Doomsday poll: 87% risk of stock crash by year-end)一文中，我们分析了今年年初以来的10大崩盘征兆。之后，我们又不断发现了更多新的妖魔。它们有如嘀嗒作响的定时炸弹，来自国会、最高法院、性问题、碳排放、石油巨头、国家安全局(NSA)、国税局(IRS)、茶党式财政紧缩。接踵而至，让人无法招架。
The Queen would have been down the stairs like a shot as soon as the aircraft came to a final halt.
为什么我如此有信心东亚不会爆发战争，无论在东中国海还是南中国海？答案很简单，因为我了解推动亚洲变化的力量。虽然许多亚洲邻国会发出愤怒的民族主义声明（他们必须这样做来应对普遍的民族主义情绪），但他们的行动是谨慎和务实的。
"He promised when he took office that he would have a Cabinet that was 50 percent women, and then he did it," Maddow said. "Would you make that same pledge?"
If you constantly arrive late to work, or return late from breaks, it displays an attitude of complacency and carelessness. So be prompt or even a bit early to show that you are time conscious and that you do care about your job and other people’s time, as well.