He had campaigned for the country to host the event, but the death of his great-grandchild on the eve of the tournament's opening forced him to cancel his planned appearance.

他曾加了南非竞选举办世界杯，但是在竞标赛开幕前一晚孙女的死迫使他取消原先计划的露面。

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According to local legend, Mr. Pettazzi installed detachable pillars, and at the station's opening, he pulled out a pistol and forced the builder to remove the supports.

据当地的传说，帕太兹先生安装了可以拆卸的立柱，在加油站开张的当天，他拔出手枪，强迫工人拆去立柱。

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But the strength of the won has forced it to raise prices, and Chung Mong-koo's legal troubles have delayed the opening of new plants in America and Europe.

但是韩圆的强势迫使公司提价，而且郑梦九官司缠身，延迟了北美和欧洲新厂的开设。

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Anything he writes is going to be forced, compelled - and with his forced fingers rude he violates the formal prosodic, the metrical, scheme of his elegy at its very opening.

他写什么都是被迫的，不得已而为之的,-用他这粗鲁的手指，他在这悼亡诗的一开头，就没能遵守写诗的韵律规范。

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