The ill-omen linked to the lighting of three things from one match or candle goes back to at least the 17th century and probably earlier.

一根火柴或蜡烛点燃三样东西的不祥征兆至少可以追溯到17世纪，或者可能更早。

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The difference between the two approaches is illustrated by the most famous boxing match of the 20th century.

这两种战略之间的区别可以用二十世纪最著名的拳击比赛来说明。

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By 2030 China's share of global economic power will match America's in the 1970s and Britain's a century before (see chart).

到2030年，中国在全球的经济份额将达到美国20世纪70年代和英国上世纪的水平(如表)。

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But O'Sullivan responded with the first century of the match, and after Maguire had grabbed another frame back with a run of 57, the favourite roared to victory with another fluent display of potting.

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Hendry suggested he might make it a similarly tight finish when he won the 13th frame, after several misses, and then showed his class with a break of 116 - his only century of the match - to narrow the gap to 8-6.

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Some think the best way to tackle the fishing crisis is to encourage the growth of fish farming a blue revolution in this century to match the green revolution of the last.

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