In closing the Under-20 World Cup in Egypt last Friday, FIFA President Sepp Blatter sounded less than assured in wishing the best to Nigeria as host of the Under-17 event, in what he described as the African year of football.

VOA: standard.2009.10.22

And I think that just in closing, I could talk to you for hours and I appreciate you being willing to sit down with me.

我想在节目结束的时候，我本可以和您聊上几个小时,非常感谢您愿意和我坐下来交谈。

普林斯顿公开课 - 人性课程节选

So in closing, I know a lot of students who are philosophy majors here in Princeton.

今天的讲座马上要结束了，我们知道普林斯顿,有许多哲学专业的学生。

普林斯顿公开课 - 人性课程节选

Since the closing of the Bank of the United States, the government had kept its money in a number of state banks.

VOA: special.2009.01.01

But in that way I know you are closing " So if you're freshman write "one", " if you're sophomore, write down "two".

这样标记只是为了方便记住你,如果是大一新生，写上“一，大二的话，写上“二。

麻省理工公开课 - 电影哲学课程节选

In a striking closing scene, the ocean expert Sylvia Earle talks about the importance of protecting the beautiful world that lives under the sea.

VOA: special.2009.03.25

To receive in the closing pages of your book one word of recognition for this aspiration, if it were possible for you to give such recognition honestly, would hearten all who believe in American ideals.

其实，在座的很多人,也认同这个，如果我们所有人都持有这种理想,并让其作为星星之火，得以燎原的话,那美国式的理想。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

However,he says, many plants are not closing their pores in order to hold in more water.

VOA: special.2010.01.26

In its closing stretches, some fairly unusual biological processes kick in.

在它的末期,一些异常的生物学过程介入

耶鲁公开课 - 死亡课程节选

"So it's closing the door on innovation by locking in a national,uniform bureaucratic system.

VOA: special.2011.06.09

I think it's very hard to raise the definition of accredited investors because the minute you do that you're closing large numbers of people out from their ability to invest in hedge funds and they don't like that; they feel insulted, so there was a lot of angry reaction.

我认为要提高,合资格投资者的门槛很难,因为一旦实施,大量的投资者将被拒之门外,这些有能力投资对冲基金的人们,可不会开心,他们会觉得被侮辱了并因此而恼怒

耶鲁公开课 - 金融市场课程节选

The United Nations says it is closing its offices in Pakistan temporarily, while it assesses the security situation.

VOA: standard.2009.10.05

But in closing, I just, by way of blessing, I hope that you will follow what you love after Princeton and know that you always have a loving home here, among many of us in our hearts and also at our table sides.

不过在结束的时候，我只想，作为一种祝福，我希望离开普林斯顿，您能追随您爱的事物,并且记得在这儿您一直有一个温馨的家，您会一直在我们身边，也在我们的心里。

普林斯顿公开课 - 人性课程节选

Mr.Besson says the French government will be closing more migrant camps, along the coast, in the coming weeks.

VOA: standard.2009.09.22

And he knows, and all of us know, that he is participating in the closing borders and is participating in the siege."

VOA: standard.2010.06.01

Both automakers, which are facing bankruptcy, received more than $17 billion in government aid during the closing days of the Bush administration.

VOA: standard.2009.03.30

Some polling stations stayed open late Friday on the first day of the balloting because voters were still in line at closing time.

VOA: standard.2009.11.28

closing an air field in a populated area and building a new one on an existing U.S.base in the northern part of the island.

VOA: standard.2009.10.20

A US state department report has called on Sri Lanka to investigate alleged rights abuses in the closing stages of the conflict, and punish those responsible.

VOA: standard.2009.10.23

In the closing event, Shelly-Ann Fraser jumped out of the starting blocks and never trailed as she crossed the finish line in a world-leading time of 10.73 seconds.

VOA: standard.2009.08.18

As if winning medals and proposing were not enough, Demong - a four-time Olympian - was also named by his teammates to carry the U.S.flag in Sunday's Closing Ceremonies.

VOA: standard.2010.02.27

Kai Eide said a cleaner election and a credible government will go a long way toward closing what he called the "gap" between the Afghan people and officials in Kabul.

VOA: standard.2009.10.23

The State Department says if the Sri Lankan government really is interested, as it says it is, in post-war reconciliation, it should investigate alleged abuses in the closing months of the conflict and bring to justice those responsible.

VOA: standard.2009.10.22

The administration has found that it is easy to receive applause in Europe for closing Guantanamo, but it is tricky to come up with an alternative that will serve the interests of justice and America's national security,"

VOA: standard.2009.05.21