It was the largest bankruptcy in U. S. history, and now it is shaping up to be the most expensive bankruptcy in U. S. history as well.
雷曼兄弟的破产是美国历史上规模最大的破产，现在看来，它正发展成为美国史上最昂贵的破产。Well, I doubt she's called Cromwell Manor, and I thought it would look good on the wall even though it's a very expensive wall now.
嗯，我怀疑她会被称为克伦威尔庄园，我想挂在墙上会很好看的，尽管这面墙这么昂贵。Our grandparents grew up in an age when a long-distance telephone call was an expensive luxury, to be scheduled and kept short.
我们的祖父母辈成长的年代，打长途电话是一种昂贵的奢侈，你得掐时间，尽量长话短说。Oil is no longer cheap; indeed, it has never been more expensive.
石油不再便宜；事实上，它从来就没有像现在这样昂贵过。Without enforcement, he said, new standards would represent "just a piece of paper" and data recorders expensive decorations.
如果不认真执行，新标准就仅仅是“一纸空文”，数据记录器也不过是个昂贵的装饰品，这位颇具先见之明的商人这样说道。Potash may be tempted to bulk up its balance sheet with debt to make it a more expensive deal for BHP.
Potash可能会扩大资产负债表中的债务，从而令必和必拓面临更昂贵的交易。she chose one of the most expensive dresses in the shop and handed it to an assistant who wrapped it up for her as quickly as possible.
她又选了商场里最昂贵的一件衣服，把它递给了售货员。那售货员以最快的速度为她包好了衣服。Scarce and expensive skilled labour is often a spur to invention.
稀缺而价格昂贵的技术劳动常常是发明创造的推动力量。"We are here and we are surviving. " The cost of an Aveda salon treatment tends to be more expensive and is considered a high-end salon.
“我们在这里，我们生存。”一个肯梦沙龙治疗费用往往是更昂贵，被认为是高端沙龙。