Though passion may have strained it must not break our bonds of affection.

VOA: special.2009.01.19

We have a strained image of the composition of the poem at its very outset and we have an image of someone writing as if he were participating in a race.

如果一开始我们就对诗歌的创作有一种不友善的印象,那么我们就会对诗人有一种印象,就好像他正在参加一场竞赛。

耶鲁公开课 - 弥尔顿课程节选

Well, that's a version of what we hear in the poem when we hear the forms of strained relation between Frost's dynamic speech sounds and the metrical pattern of his writing.

这是我们从这首诗中领略到的一种版本,当我们感受到这种紧张的关系,在弗罗斯特的动态的语言音律,和他写作的韵律结构之间。

耶鲁公开课 - 现代诗歌课程节选

Though passion may have strained, it must not break our bonds of affection.

VOA: special.2009.02.09

a strained relation between speech and meter.] I like to drag and break the intonation across the meter as waves first comb and then break stumbling on the shingle .

在说话和节奏之间的这种紧密联系],我喜欢，又是同样的词，拖长和打破,节拍中的语调,就像波浪先平静然后在屋顶上跌跌撞撞地破裂,我想我现在在写诗，它看起来是。

耶鲁公开课 - 现代诗歌课程节选

Relations between the two countries have been strained for a year because of a disputed ancient temple on their border.

VOA: standard.2009.11.11

"If you have a fault that is being strained at a speed of 7 mm per year, which is the case here,"

VOA: standard.2010.01.13

The incident severely strained the bond between Turkey and Israel, which until recently had enjoyed relatively warm relations.

VOA: standard.2010.06.10

The attacks on Indian students in Melbourne and Sydney have strained diplomatic relations between Canberra and New Delhi.

VOA: standard.2010.02.15

Former military official and political analyst Talat Masood says there are signs the often-strained ties between Pakistan and the United States are improving.

VOA: standard.2009.06.03

Its ties with moderate Arab states Egypt and Saudi Arabia have been strained since the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri in 2005.

VOA: standard.2009.03.18

Mr.Netanyahu's support for settlement expansion has strained Israel's all-important relations with Washington.

VOA: standard.2009.07.03

The United States has demanded a complete freeze on settlement construction in the West Bank and disputed East Jerusalem, and Israel's refusal has strained ties between the two countries.

VOA: standard.2009.09.16

The United States,which is a sponsor of the Middle East peace talks, says Israeli settlements are an obstacle to peace, and the issue has strained relations with Israel's right-wing government.

VOA: standard.2009.12.28

The visit to Damascus by U.S.envoy Mitchell is another step in what has been a cautious effort by the Obama administration to draw Syria into diplomatic engagement after years of strained relations.

VOA: standard.2009.06.09

Mr.Obama said his administration, in its nine months in office, has dealt with many of the issues that created a strained relationship between the United States and the international community during the Bush administration.

VOA: standard.2009.09.23