易混淆的单词： Straits

Remittances from across the florida straits may amount to $ 1 billion a year .

跨越佛罗里达海峡的汇款每年可以多达十亿美金。

Courts are in similar straits all over the country .

全国的法院都处于类似的困境中。

Now , because of the collapse in private economic activity and the use of stimulus measures , the public books are in similar straits .

目前，因为私人经济活动的崩溃加上使用经济刺激，导致公共的账面也非常的窘迫。

After breakfast the next morning we cross the straits of johor into singapore , thus ending the train ride .

次日上午吃过早餐后列车跨越柔佛海峡进入了新加坡，我们的火车旅行也到了终点。

But they went on to rally two-thirds last year , outperforming the straits times index by two-fifths .

但去年又反弹三分之二，领先海峡时报指数五分之二。