As promising as the tool seems in enclosed quarters, the wand might not work well against forest fires and other widespread conflagrations, he said.

他说，尽管这种工具多用于室内灭火，但这根魔杖可能无法很好地对付森林火灾和其他大面积火灾。

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Not the next two months or quarters or years, mind you. Decades.

注意，不是以后两个月或两个季度甚至两年，是几十年。

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However, the quarterly statements are timelier. That said, be aware that the quarterly cash flow columns reflect the year-to-date (cumulative) totals, not the individual quarters' results.

但是季度性的流量表更及时，要知道它表明的季度现金流量是指从年初至今的累计值，而不只是这个季度的状况。

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and the Afghan government would reach out to. Vice President Biden says nearly three-quarters of the insurgents are mercenaries,not ideologues.

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Government officials still have not declared the recession officially over, but the GDP report marks the second quarter of expansion after a record four quarters of decline.

VOA: standard.2010.01.29

Certainly not from well-funded companies with the resources to plan long-term and carry out strategies that support these projects over decades, not quarters.

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