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THE lifeguards had been scanning the horizon for an oil-price shock, a bankrupt buy-out or a terrorist attack.
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长期以来，救生员们不断扫视着经济前景，谨防油价飙升、破产收购抑或恐怖袭击出现的可能性。 |
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THE logo for the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics was unveiled today at a star-studded ceremony in London.
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今天伦敦在一个群星汇集的典礼上公布了2012年奥运会和残奥会会徽。 |
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THE man who became Japan's leader this week is, at 52, the country's youngest prime minister since the second world war, and the first to have been born after it.
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本周荣任日本领袖的男子现年52岁，是日本自二战以后最年轻的首相，也是第一位出生于二战之后的首相。 |
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THE mighty desert is burning for the love of a blade of grass whoshakes her head and laughs and flies away.
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雄伟的沙漠为一叶绿草的爱情燃烧着，她摇着头，浅笑着飞走了。 |
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THE modern Olympic Games were founded with the intention of improving health and education, promoting world peace, and encouraging fair and equal competition.
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举办现代奥运会的宗旨在于强健体魄，融教育于体育，促进世界和平，鼓励公正和平等竞争。 |
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THE new production of's “Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg” at Bayreuth this summer was a job application.
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这个夏天，拜罗依特音乐节上演的《纽伦堡的名歌手》被喻为是凯瑟琳瓦格纳为继承家族事业尔正式递交的求职意向书。 |
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THE nine judges of Thailand's Constitutional Tribunal took ten hours to outline in a marathon session, televised live on May 30th, the electoral-fraud cases against the country's two main political parties (and several small ones).
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泰国宪法法庭经过长达10小时的马拉松会议，9名法官做出了对国内两大政党（及一些小党）选举欺诈案的概述，5月30日庭审进行了电视直播。 |
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THE opposition in Zimbabwe suffered another grievous blow this week.
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津巴布韦的反对派本周受到了痛苦的打击。 |
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THE past few years have not been kind to Wall Street's equity analysts.
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过去的几年对华尔街股票分析师来说并不好过。 |
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THE people of Hong Kong were treated to a startling sight earlier this month: their Beijing-approved leader, who is up for re-election, was arguing it out live on television with a pro-democracy challenger seeking his job.
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本周早些时候，香港人遭遇了大吃一惊的一幕：他们已被北京认可的领导人正再次竞选，与一位亲民主的挑战者展开电视直播的辩论，寻求特首职位。 |
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THE personal computer spawned a new industry.
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个人电脑创造了一个产业。 |
