1. It was conceivable that Taiwanese provocation might drag America into a conflict with China, dashing hopes of an Asia-led 21st century.
    可以想见的是，台湾对中国大陆的挑衅有可能将美国拖入一场与中国大陆的冲突，这样一来21世纪由亚洲主导的希望就将破灭。

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2. So, at the last minute, did America, dashing hopes that a black president would warm to a discussion, however flawed, on racism.
    因此，在最后一分钟，美国希望落空，由于一名黑人总统对种族主义将发表更带劲的演讲，然而，这是有瑕疵的。

3. This was on the heels of a loss to red-hot Sylver Ochoa in round five, dashing Moore`s hopes to be a back-to-back bank pool champ.
    这是对此前的损失，红热sylver奥乔亚在一轮五，冲出摩尔的希望是一个背靠背银行池冠军。

4. Ten years ago, University of Illinois Public Health School professor Jay Olshansky and colleagues published research dashing hopes that average life expectancy in rich countries would soon climb to 100 years.
    10年前，伊利诺斯大学公共卫生学院的教授杰伊·奥尔先斯基及他的同事们发表了一篇研究论文，认为希望在富裕国家平均预期寿命达到100岁是不可能的。

5. I believe that water is the only drink for a wise man; wine is not so noble a liquor; and think of dashing the hopes of a morning with a cup of warm coffee, or of an evening with a dish of tea!
    我相信一个聪明人的唯一饮料是白开水，酒并不是怎样高贵的液体，试想一杯热咖啡足以捣毁一个早晨的希望，一杯热茶又可以把晚上的美梦破坏掉！

6. The record storms and floods that swept through the Midwest last month struck at the heart of America`s corn region, drowning fields and dashing hopes of a bumper crop.
    上个月席卷美国中西部的暴雨和洪水使美国中心地带的玉米产区遭受重创，淹没了大片土地也冲刷掉了农作物丰收的希望。

7. O. Sullivan easily out sprinted her rivals, dashing all their gold medal hopes
    欧·苏利文跑得最快，令所有对手夺冠无望他因勇敢而得了一枚奖章。

8. The rate-setting Federal Open Market Committee continued to forecast that it will keep interest rates low until late-2014, dashing market hopes that it might extend that date into 2015.
    负责制定利率的联邦公开市场委员会（fomc）继续预计，将维持低利率水平至2014年年末，从而击碎了市场对于它可能将这一时间延后至2015年的期盼。

9. The Chinese Exclusion Act, a federal law passed in1882, singled out the laborers for special immigration restrictions, dashing many newcomers''hopes of reuniting with their wives.
    1882年美国联邦议会通过“排华法案”，专门提出对特别劳工移民的限制，是众多新来的移民和妻子团圆的梦想破灭了。