According to the Southern Metropolis Daily newspaper, two men grabbed Xu shortly after he finished speaking and dragged him into the toilets.

据南方都市报的记者称，两名男子在徐来售书讲话完毕以后尾随其后并把他拽进了洗手间。

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It has grown into a metropolis, but I still cannot quite get used to the climate here.

它已经成为一个大都市，但是我还是不能适应这里的气候。

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TRAVELLERS flying into Tehran were recently denied their usual view of the sprawling metropolis and its majestic mountain backdrop.

最近，乘飞机到德黑兰的游客们发现以前的景象——不断延伸的大都市，背景雄伟的山脉——已然不在。

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