The old man put a veto on soccer in his garden.

No, that's just the sound of massive piles of cash being moved-the vast sums of money that Uber and its Chinese rival Didi Chuxing are stockpiling for their battle to own the global ride-hailing market.

非也。那不过是两大堆资金挪动的声音，更准确点说是优步及其中国竞争对手滴滴出行为争夺全球叫车服务市场筹集巨款。

Although television on demand has not yet become a mainstream activity in the UK, the BBC, ITV and Channel 4 have all invested vast sums of money in technology which enables viewers to watch their favourite shows on their computers.

尽管电视在线点播在英国仍未成为一种主流模式，但BBC、ITV和Channel4已投入大量资金研发能让观众在电脑上看他们喜爱的电视节目的技术。

The coming year of the dragon will bring actor Al Pacino good fortune, but Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin needs to watch out-he may lose vast sums of money.

即将到来的龙年将带给演员阿尔帕西诺好运，但俄罗斯总理弗拉基米尔普京则需当心他可能会损失一大笔钱。

From the shape and color of razor blades to latest model sports car, vast sums of money and effort are spent to give physical matter the "right" form for consumption.

从剃须刀的颜色与形状到最新款式的跑车，巨大的资金与人力被投入进去，为了给物质对象赋予“正确”的形式（色），可供人们消费。

Soros is clearly genuinely appalled at the damage wrought on vulnerable economies by the vast sums of money which flow across national borders every day.

很明显，对于每天在各国之间流动的大量资金给经济脆弱国家造成的伤害，索罗斯从心底感到震惊。

Governments around the world, including here in Asia, have spent vast sums of money in shielding their economies from the worst of the global financial crisis.

世界各国政府，包括亚洲在内，已经投入了大量资金防止其经济走向全球金融危机的最坏境地。

The pressure mounts steadily: with US interest rates down at 2 per cent, China is now losing vast sums of money on its foreign exchange reserves.

压力在稳步上升：随着美国利率降至2%，中国的外汇储备目前正蒙受庞大损失。

The federal government spends vast sums of money each year on grants, benefits, and the procurement of goods and services.

联邦政府每年在授予拨款、福利、采购物资和提供服务上用去大量经费。

Um, world-wide vast sums of money are spent on sports, mostly I think with the aim of winning.

全世界在体育运动方面花费大量的金钱，我想大部分都是花在胜利的目标上.

Reversing the devastation of our planet will require a massive international effort and vast sums of money.

扭转对我们星球的破坏要求付出大规模的国际努力和巨额的金钱。

That is why they cannot help but spend vast sums of money on cosmetics and fashionable clothing.

那就是为何她们会忍不住将大笔金钱花在化妆品和流行服饰上的原因。

Many women spend vast sums of money each year to replace clothes that have hardly been worn.

一些女人每年花费许多的金钱来置换那些她们几乎没穿越的衣服。

And being paid vast sums of money?

恰成鲜明对比是吧？

She's always borrowing my clothes and manipulating me to give her vast sums of money

她老是向我借衣服，还千方百计地要我给她大笔大笔的钱。

Robert E.Peary won worldwide fame for his exploits as an Arctic explorer.

罗伯特E皮埃里因其北极探险者的功绩而赢得了世界声誉。

A Chinese grandfather has won worldwide fame after photographs of him modelling women's clothing were posted to the internet.

一位中国外公迅速走红网络，他为自己的外孙女的女装店拍摄了一组模特照片，被传上网络后迅速引起大量网友围观。

Hemingway is a Nobel Prize laureate, one of the greatest writers in American literature with worldwide fame.

海明威，诺贝尔文学奖获得者，是美国及世界文学史上杰出的作家之一。

The program gained worldwide fame when it went head-to-head with South Korean professional Go player Lee Se-dol in March.

今年3月，AlphaGo与韩国职业围棋手李世石正面交锋，因此蜚声世界。

In his remarkable lifetime, John Lennon and the Beatles achieved spectacular worldwide fame.

在他不平凡的一生中，列侬和他的披头士乐队享誉世界。

This legendary artist gained worldwide fame with his numerous sculptures with a distinct style.

这位传奇的艺术大师因其许多别具一格的雕塑作品而闻名于世。