by saying that the punishment could have been worse: “Imagine if he had made them write out... unlucky students had received the punishment so far.The first student said she could not continue writing ……

League."It could have been worse. Pete could have been identified as John Kerry."Cinamon Watson..."I love 50 — my wonderful wife and two children have made these the best years of my life ……

命的).it could have been worse. Japan’s reaction to the accident has proved that it is the most...;活学活用It could have been worse.此处could have done用于表示对过去行为或动作的推测，意为“过去本有可能发生，但实 ……

Uncle Charlie,I have a friend who’s always late. He’s late for basketball practice and friends’ parties. How can I help him correct this bad habit?— Wang Xuan, BeijingI am like you. I hate it when ……

of the bargain was to chew grilled meat from the inside of a brittle deep-fried starfish.It could have been worse. The exotic food vendors of Xiaochi Jie (Snack Street) are made for culinary daring ……

, followed by a strong tsunami (海啸) minutes later, still left thousands of people dead.And it could have been worse.The calm the Japanese have shown since the earthquake has impressed the world ……

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he was concerned an extended US slowdown could worsen Asian economic problems that have not fully... is that there are some hidden problems there that could break out if we (the United States) do not get going ……

, but not the deadliest.And it could have been worse.It is still early to say if Japan’s strong building codes... is not wise if you are in a concrete structure. Japanese have been taught to do so because most ……

downturn," said Shi Jiezhan, a finance manager with a Guangzhou firm. "Many companies have been feeling... been a boon to local debt collectors, with many seeing a spike in business of 30 to 100 percent ……

source of pollution in Shanghai and other big cities, even as heavily polluting industries have been..., through the streets and markets.Times have changed, though, and the automobile now rules.As for bikes ……

, but tensions had been building after the expiry of a ceasefire. Both Israel and Hamas have their reasons..., there has been rocket fire from Gaza into Israel. The attack also occurred at a time of political ……

The conflicts in the Middle East have taken another turn for the worse, just a few days... of damaging its embassy in an air strike in Yemen.Saudi Arabia and Iran have never been on friendly ……

Loud booms and a *plume of smoke could be noticed for miles around when the *unmanned SpaceX Falcon... to the Orlando Sentinel, the rocket, which had been scheduled to launch on Sept 3, was carrying a $195 million (1 ……

term. But over time, it could add a heavy burden to the State. The working population would have... if we delay acting it will make the situation worse. 1. Under the current system, many people have ……