Still, the data last Tuesday also contained nuggets of optimistic news.
不过,上周二的数据倒是给我们带来了好消息。
National geographic released the survey on last Tuesday in launching a five-year campaign to improve geographic literacy among young people in the United States.
美国国家地理协会于上周二公布了调查结果,此协会启动了一个五年计划,旨在提高美国年轻人的地理知识水平。
They were having an English lesson at nine o 「clock last Tuesday morning.
上星期二早晨九点,他们正在上英语课。
Were you at the meeting last Tuesday morning?
上星期二早晨你参加会议了吗?
On the front page of the FT last Tuesday was a photo of three white men in their 60s all shaking hands together.
上星期二的《金融时报》主页上登出了三个60多岁的白人男性在一起握手的照片。
Yet last Tuesday morning, as the goodbyes were being made, the girls climbed up on to their chairs and clapped and whooped.
然而,上周二早晨,在告别的时刻,女孩儿们爬上了凳子鼓掌、欢呼。
It was a double hit to Fortune」s Most Powerful Women list last Tuesday when YahooCEO Carol Bartz and Bank of America's (BAC) Sallie Krawcheck got fired.
上周二,雅虎公司(Yahoo)CEO卡罗尔?巴茨与美国银行(BankofAmerica)财富管理主管萨莉?克劳切克双双遭遇解雇,《财富》杂志(Fortune)最具影响力商界女性(MostPowerfulWomen)榜单遭受双重打击。
The earthquake in Qinghai last Tuesday killed hundreds and injured thousands more, leveling many of the buildings around the city.
上周二发生的青海地震已经造成一千多人丧失,数千人受伤,将很多建筑物夷为平地。
The company told Xinhua last Tuesday that China-made tips were ready for mass production and were expected to replace imports in the years to come.
该公司在上周二接受新华社采访时表示,中国制造的笔头已经準备投入批量生产,并有望在未来几年内取代进口笔头。