For a long period of time and in many parts of the country, a traveler was a welcome break in an otherwise dull existence.

很长一段时间，在美国的许多地方，旅行者是一种受欢迎的打破沉闷生活的方式。

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For a long period of time and in many parts of the country, a traveler was a welcome break in an otherwise dull existence.

很长一段时间，在美国的许多地方，旅行者是一种受欢迎的打破沉闷生活的方式。

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A flash mob is a group of people who come together suddenly in a public place, do something unusual for a short period of time, and then quickly break up.

快闪族，是指一群人突然在公共场所聚集，在短时间内做一些不寻常的事情，然后迅速散开。

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Moreover, there was no break-in period--no pinching, no blistering on day one.

FORBES: The Sole of Stefano Bemer

So the next 12 months will prove to be a make-or-break period.

ECONOMIST: Buttonwood

So we can't afford to put this off, and the dedicated public servants who are gathered here today understand that and they are ready to get going, and this window between now and the August recess I think is going to be the make-or-break period.

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