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The most eagerly awaited among them are poised to be Flying Swords of Dragon Gate by Hong Kong director Tsui Hark, and Zhang Yimou's The Flowers of War, which both hit cinemas on December 16.

而其中最令人期待的便要数香港导演徐克的《龙门飞甲》和张艺谋的《金陵十三钗》，两部影片都于12月16日上映。

Ms Rowling, dedicated, spotlight-shunning, modest and morally serious, is now poised to be the first cultural ambassador of the Brown administration. She is in many ways as impressive a phenomenon as her young hero.

专注、低调、谦逊、正直的罗琳，如今已经准备担任布郎政府的首位文化大使。在很多方面，她就像她书中的小英雄一样，是一个让人印象深刻的人物。

This could be a temporary setback; new loans in July slowed dramatically, indicating that it is a stretch to say that China is poised to replace an equity-led growth model with a credit-led model.

这一局面或许是个暂时性挫折。7月份，新增贷款出现剧减。这说明，那种称中国准备用由信贷引导的增长模式代替由股本引导的增长模式的说法，有些夸大其词。

It will not get better, thus can be considered to be poised to get worse, yes.

情况不会好转的, 是的, 因此该现象可看作是情况正在变得更糟.

Banks of no fixed abode, such as HSBC and Standard Chartered, may also be poised to benefit in some markets, and American banks could yet decide to become more expansionist.

像汇丰和渣打等这一类“居无定所”的银行可能也做好了在一些市场中获利的准备，美国的银行也可以选择向外扩张。

The White House is poised to announce the nomination of Robert Zoellick, the former US Deputy Secretary of state, to be the next president of the world bank.

美国白宫（white house）将宣布，提名美国前副国务卿罗伯特佐立克（robert zoellick）担任世界银行（world bank）下任行长。

Corruption allegations may be poised to claim another Asian leader.

又一位亚洲领导人可能因为贪污指控而下台。