Halloween is a bad time of year for black cats, with their long-standing connections with witches, hubble-bubble and evil.

对于黑猫来说，万圣节是一年中最“悲惨”的日子。一直以来，人们都将它们与巫婆、喧闹以及邪恶联系在一起。

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We went on a bad run last year through the first half of the season and we have to make sure we can be stronger at home this time.

去年的上半个赛季我们的成绩一直不好，今年我们必须确保球队要更加顽强。

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You'd better go and see a doctor. This is a bad time of the year for colds: it's chilly in the morning, hot in the afternoon, and windy at night.

你最好现在去看病。这是一年当中最容易感冒的时节：早上冷，下午热，晚上还起风。

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If your teacher has to die, August isn't a bad time of year for it.

NPR: Excerpt: 'The Teacher's Funeral'

Britain will become a net importer of wheat for the first time in a decade this year because of bad weather, the National Farmers' Union has said.

BBC: Britain 'running out of wheat' owing to bad weather

But the end of last year would have been a very bad time to stop taking Collins' investment advice.

FORBES: Jim Collins: Sweet Spot Growth Stocks