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An American student accused of murdering her British roommate in 2007 is testifying today for the first time.

一名被控在2007年杀害其英国藉舍友的美国学生在今天进行最后一次法庭作证。

Below is a time line of events transpiring in the history of the

大事年表主要记载了历史上的重大事件，如果记录来自于其他不同的历法（比如Nehekhara历法就把法老王Settra的第二次统治开始记作0年，而Gospodarin历法则把基辅王朝的建立作为0年），那么这些年代都将转换成为匹配于帝国历法的纪年，西格玛建立帝国的那一天被作为帝国历的0年。

Amber is a form of tree resin -- exuded as a protective mechanism against disease and insect infestation -- that has hardened and been preserved in the earth's crust for millions of years.

相隔九年之后，影星乔治·克鲁尼再度获选《人物》杂志的&最性感男人&，他上一次获得这项头衔是在1997年，可见今年45岁的乔治·克鲁尼魅力丝毫未减。

Dexter, I can assure you, needs no fixing: It is one of the best-managed companies Charlie and I have seen in our business lifetimes.

Detxter 鞋业去年我们所做的乃是基于 1991 年买进 HH 布朗鞋业-一家管理良善的鞋子，靴子制造公司的续曲，布朗鞋业成为一家真正成功的赢家，虽然一开始我们就对他就有相当高的标准，但是在 Frank 与其它经理人的努力之下，这家公司的表现甚至还超过我们的预期，基于我们对 Frank 团队的信心，接着在 1992 年年底我们又买下 Lowell 鞋业，Lowell 是一家女鞋与护士鞋的老牌制造公司，不过他的管理还需要改进，再一次他的表现又超乎我们的预期，所以我们立刻又再接再厉在去年又趁机买下缅因州的 Dexter 鞋业，一家专门制造高级男女鞋的品牌，这次我可以向大家保证 Dexter 并不需要改造，Dexter 是查理跟我在职业生涯中，所见过最好的公司之一。

The episode reached a climax when after failed attempts to negotiate a release, the United States military attempted a rescue operation, Operation Eagle Claw, on April 24, 1980, which resulted in an aborted mission, the crash of two aircraft and the deaths of eight American service members and one Iranian civilian.

美国军队曾在1980年4月24日尝试过一次名为蓝光的营救活动，但活动以两辆飞机坠毁，8名美国士兵和一名伊朗市民死亡而告终。

IF THE consequences were not so serious, it would be tempting to mock the fiascos and flip-flops of America's intelligence services. Before 2003 they said that Iraq had chemical and biological weapons and was seeking nuclear ones. They were wrong. In 2005 they said that Iran had a secret nuclear programme and was determined to get a bomb.

如果不是结果如此严肃的话，人们还以为这是一次对美国情报部门颠三倒四和接连失败的嘲弄。2003年之前他们一口咬定伊拉克拥有生化武器并正在寻求核武器，结果他们错了。2005年他们又说伊朗拥有一个秘密的核计划并一心制造核弹。

AP IF THE consequences were not so serious, it would be tempting to mock the fiascos and flip-flops of America's intelligence services. Before 2003 they said that Iraq had chemical and biological weapons and was seeking nuclear ones. They were wrong. In 2005 they said that Iran had a secret nuclear programme and was determined to get a bomb.

如果不是结果如此严肃的话，人们还以为这是一次对美国情报部门颠三倒四和接连失败的嘲弄。2003年之前他们一口咬定伊拉克拥有生化武器并正在寻求核武器，结果他们错了。2005年他们又说伊朗拥有一个秘密的核计划并一心制造核弹。

"For three decades I have tried to imagine how it might be possible to build a car that can fly under water," said Rinderknecht in a statement.

在一次陈述中他表示：三十年来我都在考虑要如何才能建造一辆在水下滑翔的汽车。

Over 1,000 waxworks of skin diseases, which have a history of nearly 100 years, are on show for the first time, Shenyang, Sept.

2004年9月29日，一千多件将近一百年历史的皮肤病蜡型第一次展现在世人面前。

After the runaway success of 1985, this was to be arguably the greatest of the Frenchman's four world championships, won by the slimmest of margins - a mere two points.

在1985年的成功胜利之后，这成为了法国人四次夺冠最精彩的一次，因为这次获胜的领先优势仅仅只有2分而已。

The split between the two groups can hardly be papered over.

这两个团体间的分歧难以掩饰。

This approach not only encourages a greater number of responses, but minimizes the likelihood of stale groupthink.

这种做法不仅鼓励了更多的反应，而且减少跟风的可能性。