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The ADB pared the growth outlook for south-east Asia from 5.5 per cent to 5.4 per cent this year as downward revisions for Malaysia and Thailand offset upgrades for the Philippines and Singapore.
亚行将东南亚国家今年的增长预期从5.5%下调至5.4%，原因是对马来西亚和泰国经济增长预期的向下修正，抵消了上调菲律宾和新加坡增长预期的影响。
2.
In the Philippines alone there are more than 7, 000 islANDs AND islets
仅菲律宾群岛就包括大小岛屿七千多个。
3.
A CASE in point is Jose Rizal, the founder of modern Philippines whose ancestors migrated there from Fujian, China, some 300 years ago.
一个很好的例子就是现代菲律宾之父荷西·黎萨，他的祖宗于300年前从中国的福建省飘洋过海到菲律宾。
4.
While the Philippines were forlornly battling for their existence United States bombers were flying in endless streams to Great Britain
正当菲律宾从事生死存亡之战时，美国轰炸机竟不断地飞往英国。
5.
Democracy as practised In the PhilippInes really makes a mockery of the system!
菲律宾式的民主，真是对民主政制的莫大讽刺
6.
They're helpIng friendly governments, In the PhilippInes for example, with counter-terrorist traInIng.
美国人帮助和他们友好的政府，比如说菲律宾，进行反恐训练。
7.
As water level continued to rise, More than 10,000 people in the northern Philippines have been evacuated from their homes
鉴于水位逐渐升高，整个菲律宾北部地区已有超过一万人撤离家园。
8.
The Japanese had launched against the Philippines an air attack that quickly reduced our inadequate air forces to practical impotence
日本已向菲律宾采取空中攻势，使我们原极薄弱的空军丧失其战斗力。
9.
Another important signal that the public is slowly beginning to shun corruption is the ousting of President Marcos in the Philippines in 1986.
公众慢慢地开始回避腐败的另外一个重要的信号,是1986年菲律宾总统马科斯的被免职。
10.
Spain ceded the Philippines to the United States. =Spain ceded the United States the Philippines.
西班牙把菲律宾群岛割让给美国。
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