I had to look up from there to see the top of the101-story world financial center , which tapers like the blade of a putty knife .
我从那里看向世界金融中心这个高达101层的大楼时,这些尖角就像是油灰刀的刀刃。
An applicant nation must advance scientifically supported arguments that its continental shelf tapers on beneath the sea surface for hundreds of miles , creating a natural territorial extension .
申领国必须提出有科学依据的论据,证明其大陆架在海面下绵延数百英里,因而产生了领土的自然扩张。
Regardless whether the fed tapers its bond-buying program this week or later , a few other factors will likely drive prices lower .
无论美联储是否会在本周或随后缩减购债规模,其他一些因素都可能会推动金价走低。
Does your average customer tend to buy a lot at first , and then the business tapers off , or does it work the other way around ?
平均而言,你的顾客是第一次购物量很大,随后不断减少,还是正好相反呢?
America 's growth may also slow as firms stop rebuilding their stocks and the government 's stimulus tapers off .
由于企业停止重振其股票以及政府刺激逐渐减少,美国的经济增长可能也会放缓。
Just as government spending tapers off , america is set to raise taxes sharply on high earners and investment income .