| 1 | Then something happened and I woke up from the dream. | |
| 2 | The world is emerging from a long period of financial speculation. | |
| 3 | The bridegroom took a step forward, with the spasmodic uncertainty of one who cannot believe that he is awake. | |
| 4 | Convinced as if awaked from a dream, the King nodded his approval and dropped his plan of drawing the sword against Yue. | |
| 5 | In either case, Putin's return in 2012 is likely to disabuse those in the Obama administration who harbored high hopes for a "reset" of U. S. -Russia relations with Medvedev. |