A sequence of misfortunes have plagued him.

What government has not yet found is the political will to put that understanding into full practice with a sequence of smart schooling that provides the early foundation.

政府还没有发现的是将这种理解完全付诸实践的政治意愿，并建立起一系列明智的教育体系，为儿童打下早期基础。

The school funds a set number of free places.

学校资助固定数目的免费生。

The incubators, meanwhile, get a set number of entrepreneurs to mentor and perhaps turn into successful businesses.

与此同时，孵化器公司为一定数量的创业者提供指导，有可能地话，将其转变为成功的业务。

Recently, the two men have been visiting states that could help decide the election. Each state has a set number of electoral votes based on its population.

最近，两名候选人都忙于四处走访可能决定大选结果的各州，而每个州都有一定数量的基于本州人口数的选举人票。

You know I'll always give you a shoulder to cry on.

你知道在你患难的时候我总是你可以依赖的人。

Just so you know-if you ever need a shoulder to cry on, I'm around.

例句顺便说一声，如果你需要找个人倾诉苦衷，我随时可以来到你身旁。

Mrs Barrantes longs to be at her daughter's side to offer her a shoulder to cry on

巴兰特斯夫人很希望能在女儿身边听她倾诉。

I wonder if you could say then, in a few words, what the advantages are for a girl at a single-sex school.

我想你能不能简要说一下，女孩在单性别学校的好处是什么。

They feel their sons are more likely to grow up'fully rounded'at a single-sex school, instead of merely'half a boy'at some co-educational schools.

他们觉得在男女混校受教育，男孩的本性容易变弱。

To begin with, they may ask themselves whether they would like their child to go to a single-sex school or a co-educational school.

首先，他们会自问是想让孩子去男女分校还是男女合校。

My daughter goes to a single-sex school.

我的女儿进一所女校读书。

The attorney got her client off with a slap on the wrist.

这位律师使她的委托人仅受到轻罚就获释了

Disciplinary committee maybe gives me a slap on the wrist.

纪律委员会也只会警告我一下。

Always gets off with just a slap on the wrist.

总是略予申斥就放了。

The current recession was triggered by a slump in consumer spending

目前的经济衰退是由消费支出骤跌引起的。

Yet a slump in share prices could stifle new-found investor confidence in equities and limit the amount of capital raised from the market.

但股价的暴跌可能扼杀投资者对股市重新树立的信心，降低股市筹资额。

China would face a slump and the mother of all banking crises.

中国将面临一场暴跌和迄今规模最大的银行业危机。

Respect and friendship provide a solid foundation for marriage.

尊重和伴侣关系是婚姻的牢固基础。

Without a solid foundation, knowledge doesn't last.

没有坚实的基础，知识也会慢慢消失。

This provided a solid foundation for their marriage.

这为他们的婚姻提供了坚实的基础。