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"I think its fair to say at the moment that in parts of Somalia people feel more insecure than ever before," said Bowden.

他说："我认为，我们可以毫不夸张地说，目前索马里某些地区的民众比过去任何时候都感到更为恐慌不安。"

The Battle of the Boyne had been fought more than a hundred years before, but, to the O'Haras and their neighbors, it might have been yesterday when their hopes and their dreams, as well as their lands and wealth, went off in the same cloud of dust that enveloped a frightened and fleeing Stuart prince, leaving William of Orange and his hated troops with their orange cockades to cut down the Irish adherents of the Stuarts.

博因河战役是一百多年以前的事了，但是在奥哈拉家族和他们的邻里看来，就像昨天发生的事，那时他们的希望和梦想，他们的土地和钱财，都在那团卷着一位惊惶逃路的斯图尔特王子的魔雾中消失了，只留下奥兰治王室的威廉和他那带着奥兰治帽徽的军队来屠杀斯图尔特王朝的爱尔兰依附者了。

The Battle of the Boyne had been fought more than a hundred years before, but, to the O'Haras and their neighbours, it might have been yesterday when their hopes and their dreams, as well as their lands and wealth, went off in the same cloud of dust that enveloped a frightened and fleeting Stuart prince, leaving William of Orange and his hated troops with their orange cockades to cut down the Irish adherents of the Stuarts.

博伊恩战争已过去一百年了，但是对奥哈拉家族和他们的邻居来说，就好像是在昨天，他们的希望和梦想，连同他们的土地和财富，在一片尘土飞扬中逝去了，在同样的一片飞扬的尘土中，还有一位仓皇而逃的斯图尔特王子，留下奥兰治王威廉和他可恨戴桔黄色帽章的军队把斯图尔特的爱尔兰信徒砍倒。

Due to the recent crisis, there are more people on the breadline than ever before.

"由于最近一片的不景气，使得越来越多的人加入了面包救济队列中了。"

However, a break-up is improbable—and less likely than it was before the crisis.

然而，分道扬镳是不太可能的——至少比危机发生前的概率要小。

For this reason it is not appropriate to hold the bridal shower less than two weeks before the wedding date.

基于这个理由，这是不恰当的举办婚纱淋浴不到两个星期前，婚礼日期。

In four or five years the government will face a new election, and it must think of how it will win that election. That would encourage a preference for policies that will bring short term benefits to the electorate (or to self-interested politicians) before the next election, rather than unpopular policy with longer term benefits.

在未来的四五年内，政府将会面临一次新的选举，在这次选举中，政府必须考虑如何去赢，而这将会在下一次选举之前鼓励产生能为全体选民带来短期利益（或者是为利己主义的政客们）的政策，而不是产生带来长期利益但却不受欢迎的政策。

First she loomed before me like a blot of something yet blacker than darkness, then her spars and hull began to take shape, and the next moment, as it seemed (for, the further I went, the brisker grew the current of the ebb), I was alongside of her hawser, and had laid hold.

大船最初黑糊糊的一团出现在我面前。渐渐地显现出桅杆。帆桁和船体。紧接着由于我愈往前，退潮愈急，小船已接近锚索了，我就立刻把它抓在手里。

Ram sealing surface than the valve seat to seal a broad margin, and to ensure that the valve is not in use before the sealing of the bottom line and the gate valve seat bottom line sealing surface at the same level, so that the valve in the use of a certain period of time after not even wear Will reduce the need to ensure the sealing surface width.

闸板密封面比阀座密封面宽出一定的余量，并保证阀门在未使用前闸板密封面底线与阀座密封面底线在同一高度，使阀门在使用一定时间后即使磨损也不会减少必须保证的密封面宽度。

Casting a glance in the direction of the church before entering his home, he beheld standing by the vestry-door a group of girls, of ages between twelve and sixteen, apparently awaiting the arrival of some other one, who in a moment became visible; a figure somewhat older than the school-girls, wearing a broad-brimmed hat and highly-starched cambric morning-gown, with a couple of books in her hand.

他在进自己的家门之前，朝教堂的方向瞥了一眼，看见有一群女孩子站在小礼拜室的门口，年纪在十二岁到十六岁之间，显然在那儿等候某个人的到来，不一会儿，那个人果然出现了；看样子她的年纪比那些女孩子的年纪都要大，戴一顶宽边软帽，穿一件浆洗得发硬的细纱长衫，手里拿着两本书。

You need to lie low for a while.

你们得歇手一段时间

If you do, you may just be pleasantly surprised.

如果你开口问了，或许有意想不到的惊喜。