These acts and edicts sound farcical, yes, but no more so than the actual events in Washington, circa 2008.

的确，这些法律法规都十分的滑稽可笑，但这一切都无法与发生在2008年左右华盛顿的真实事件相比。

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The current focus owner is the component that has received a FOCUS_GAINED but no FOCUS_LOST event (see below for more on these events).

当前的焦点所有者是个已收到FOCUS_GAINED事件—但还未收到FOCUS_LOST事件的组件(有关这些事件的更多信息，请参阅下面的内容)。

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They split briefly in 2007, but more recently Miss Middleton - who has no royal or aristocratic family connections - has been to several official events, heightening speculation of an engagement.

2007年他们曾短暂分离，但最近毫无王室和贵族关系的凯特参加了数个官方事件，无端加强了人们对于订婚的猜测。

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In other situations, though, apparent patterns are no more than the alignment of random events into an observable sequence.

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No one seems to notice that these events are more often than not the last we ever hear of most startups.

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All events take place in Lower Manhattan and are free and open to the public (no word yet on whether Murray is scheduled for any more events).

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