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A Welsh woman trying to call British telecoms operator BT was left hanging on the telephone for a total of 20 hours.
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一位想接通英国电信的威尔士妇女不得不在线等了整整二十小时。 |
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A Western diplomat estimates that direct benefits to the state from mining totalled a paltry $32m last year, though Congo-based copper-mining companies alone have made hundreds of millions on stockmarkets in recent months.
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据一位西方外交官的估计，政府去年在采矿业上的直接收益总额是三千二百万美元，而一家刚果的铜矿开采公司近几个月在股市上就赚取了好几个亿的美元。 |
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A Western drought that began in 1999 has continued after the respite of a couple of wet years that now feel like a cruel tease.
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在前两个雨量充足的年头之后，从1999年开始，西部一直干旱无雨，这让人感觉像是一个残酷的玩笑。 |
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A Western jazz pianist takes requests, then croons out standards, and late at night, the deserted, beautiful mall next door is a strangely haunting backdrop, as if you're illicitly drinking, after hours, inside a place you're not meant to be.
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受到邀请，一位西部爵士乐钢琴家低声歌唱﹔到了晚上，附近那美观但已人去楼空的购物广场仿佛一幕诡异而氤氲的背景，如果你喝酒太多，不出几个小时，可能你会发现自己到了一个并不想到的地方。 |
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A Western legal system and more stringent laws against piracy and technology theft, Kumar claimed.
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第五条，印度像西方发达国家一样有严厉的法律制度来保护知识产权。而中国目前还不具备。 |
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A What about a BMW or Toyota?
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来辆宝马或者丰田怎么样？ |
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A What about you? What are your career plans?
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你呢？你的事业计划是什么？ |
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A What age are your children? Are they still at school or at work?
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你的孩子们多大了？他们在上学还是工作了？ |
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A What are your pla for tomorrow, Sue?
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你明天的计划是什么，苏？ |
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A What are your plans for tomorrow, Sue?
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你明天的计划是什么，苏？ |
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A What can I do for you, Sir?
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我能给您拿点什么，先生？ |
