at the end of (August)

The south-west monsoon begins at the end of May and blows until August or so, making life much harder for pirates.(五月底至八月左右，会持续吹起印度洋的西南季风，不利于海盗谋生。)

No sooner had the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) reported at the end of August that Iran was going slow on uranium enrichment than he popped up to say the opposite.(八月底，国际原子能机构（IAEA）刚刚公布伊朗的铀浓缩进程缓慢，内贾德就突然放出相反的说法。)

Gallas is out of contract at the end of the season, and as such is free to talk to any clubs, with Roma reported to be tracking the former Chelsea defender who turns 33 in August.(加拉斯在本赛季结束后合同到期，并可以自由地与其他俱乐部接触。据报道，罗马俱乐部正在追逐这位今年八月满33岁的前切尔西后防队员。)

At the end of August, the MSCI emerging-markets index was down by 10.3% in dollar terms since the start of the year. The developed-world index was down by 5.4% over the same period.(截至今年8月末，摩根·士丹利资本国际公司按美元计算的新兴市场指数下降了10.3%，而同期发达国家股指的下滑幅度为5.4%。)

However, he wants the deal to be completed within two weeks to allow Hodgson time to strengthen the squad before the transfer deadline at the end of August.(然而他希望交易能在两周内完成，以便给霍奇森充足的时间在8月底转会窗口关闭前补强球队阵容。)

This week India, which had threatened to cut off BlackBerry service at the end of August, granted RIM, the device’s maker, an extra two months while authorities consider the firm’s proposal to comply.(本周，印度在威胁8月底终止黑莓服务之后，又允许给黑莓制造商RIM公司额外两个月的时间，让当局考虑该公司递交的服从规定的申请。)

Likewise, I can see a surge in my Facebook starting at the end of August 2009.(类似地，我看到我的Facebook活动从2009年8月底开始猛增。)

He finally tied the knot with his long-term partner Angelina Jolie at the end of August and Brad Pitt appears to be loving his new role as husband.(布拉德·皮特终于在今年八月底和女友安吉丽娜结束爱情长跑，喜结连理。他看起来很喜欢丈夫这一新角色。)

I started work at the end of August.(在八月末我开始了工作。)

At the end of August, the MSCI emerging-markets index was down by 10.3% in dollar terms since the start of the year.(截止到8月底，摩根·士丹利资本国际型新市场指数以美元计算较年初累计下跌了10.3%。)