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据报道,有人花6,100万美元的价钱买下一套公寓,在已经因房价奇高而闻名的香港创下了又一个令人瞠目结舌的纪录。这套公寓位于香港地理位置最高的社区之一。

 

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作为1969年“阿波罗11号”(Apollo 11)飞船的指挥官,阿姆斯特朗以令人难忘的一句话精辟地概括了自己的登月之举:这是我个人迈出的一小步,却是人类迈出的一大步。

英语原文:

As commander of Apollo 11 in 1969, Mr. Armstrong punctuated his exploit with the memorable phrase, 'That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.'

 

punctuate something with something
1. to add a particular punctuation mark to a piece of writing. You have punctuated this ad with too many exclamation points. This letter is punctuated with dashes to emphasize the key points.
2. to add emphasis to one's speaking by adding phrases, exclamations, or other devices. Her comments were punctuated with a few choice swear words. Tom punctuated his address with a few choice comments about politicians

http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/punctuate+with

punc·tu·ate /ˈpʌŋktʃəˌweɪt/ verb
punc·tu·ates; punc·tu·at·ed; punc·tu·at·ing

[+ obj] 1: to use punctuation marks in (a piece of writing)
▪ Do you know how to punctuate a sentence correctly?▪ an improperly punctuated sentence

2: to interrupt or occur in (something) repeatedly — usually used as (be) punctuated▪ Her speech was punctuated by frequent applause.

http://www.learnersdictionary.com/search/punctuate