虽然缓慢，但她确实开始爱上他了。

Slowly but surely she started to fall in love with him.

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起初，罗森博格话语缓慢，略显僵硬，不过随即他的手就开始一起一落，眉也一蹙一扬，声音的力度加强了——这是来自坟墓的声音。

Initially, Rosenberg spoke slowly and stiffly, but then his hands began to rise and fall, along with his eyebrows, the power of his voice growing-a voice from the grave.

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1999年，他赢得大选，经历了缓慢的开始后，开始着手整治国内许多长期的问题。

He won an election in 1999 and, after a slow start, set about tackling many of Nigeria's long-term problems.

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