导火索

FALLING house prices were the trigger for the financial crisis, so it should be good news that they have stabilised, in America and Britain at least.

房价下降是这次金融危机的导火索。因此，房价稳定应该是个好消息，至少对美国和英国来说是如此。

The majority of tycoons implicated in the financial crisis emerged unscathed if somewhat poorer."Local economies are still godfather economies," writes Mr Studwell,"and the smartest, slickest godfathers were actually strengthened by the crisis."

尽管泰国出口放缓是引发金融危机的一个导火索，但实际上，是那些如今声名狼藉的&双重错配&(double-mismatch)投资者，这些投资者借入短期美元为项目融资，准备利用本币长期偿还。

Luo Fu尚沛Securities analyst said that the global economic downturn, increasing the financial tsunami, global stock markets fell across the board, the poor performance of listed companies, such as lingering shadow of the market, while the SSE Composite Index 1800 crossing point fell more lit the fuse of panic, completely destroyed the confidence of investors, making Hong Kong stocks yesterday in the mood of panic selling in丢盔弃甲, into retreat.

罗扶尚沛证券的分析师说，全球经济衰退，增加金融海啸，全球股市全面下跌，对上市公司业绩不佳，如挥之不去的阴影的市场，而上证综合指数越过1800点下跌更点燃了恐慌的导火索，彻底摧毁了投资者的信心，在恐慌情绪中丢盔弃甲出售香港股票昨日，节节败退。

So -- has the President lit the touch paper for the start of an almighty battle for the heart and soul of American culture?

所以，美国总统已经点燃了关于一场美国文化的心脏和灵魂的大战的导火索吗？

Locke: Unless he found a way to time delay the fuse on his rocket.

除非他有可以延时引燃导火索的办法。

On the Palestinian side, the 1967 war laid one slow-burning fuse by cutting off Gaza and the West Bank from the rest of the Arab world.

而巴勒斯坦方面，1967年战争切断了加沙和约旦河西岸与其他阿拉伯世界的联系，这相当于放置了一根缓缓燃烧的导火索，也造就流亡异乡的阿拉法特及其战友的领导地位。

As one commentator has noted , climate change is an "engine of destabilisation".

正如一位评论者所强调的那样，气候变化是&引发动荡的导火索&。

Though unable to find the net herself, Nicole Banecki was a genuine livewire throughout in attack for the Mannschaft , and was directly involved in four of her side's five goals.

虽然自己没有进球，但是妮可班尼基是德国队经的天才导火索，德国队五粒进球中她直接参与的就有四次。

But, unlike in the old days, China Life's first-day rise wasn't triggered by underpricing.

但与过去不同的是，中国人寿首日大涨的导火索，并不是因为定价偏低。

WITH a flourish, Russia this week recognised the "independence" of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, the enclaves that gave it a casus belli for its war on Georgia.

本周俄罗斯大张旗鼓的承认了南奥赛梯和阿柏克兹亚的&独立&，而这两块飞地正是近期格鲁吉亚战争的导火索。

With Death guitarist Schuldiner adopting vocal duties, the band made a major impact on the scene.

随着死亡的吉他手Schuldiner接受主唱的职务，乐队在现实中树立了重要的影响。

But he could still end up breakfasting on Swiss-government issue muesli because all six are accused of nicking around 45 million pounds they should have paid to FIFA.

不过他最后仍有可能沦为瑞士政府&议事餐桌&上的一道早餐，因为这所有六个人都被指控把本应支付给国际足联的大约4500万英镑骗了个精光。