When I was Reuters China bureau chief from 1991 to 1994, there was almost no transparency; statistics could not be relied on; interviews were rare; the state of the economy was a mystery.

我在1991年至1994年间担任路透中国分社社长，当时"透明"几乎无从谈起：数据不可靠，采访机会寥寥无几，中国经济状况对外界来说还是一个谜。

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It's no mystery to him why he did what he did - "I would be such a horrible human being to watch someone suffer like that and not even try to help," he says-but he can't quite figure out how.

对他来说为什么他要那么做并不是秘密——“我可能看到别人遭受那样的痛苦会害怕，甚至不想去帮助。”他虽然这样说，但还是不能完全解释怎样会发生这样的事。

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In the end, the key to the mystery turned out not to be music, but mathematics.

最后，揭开谜底的并非是音乐，而是数学。

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With its dark and drained colors and its yawning gap where a sense of humor is supposed to be, the movie works hard to suggest that there is both art and mystery to the calling of the hit man, but not everyone will be convinced.

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Spurs' mediocre league form might be a mystery but Martin Jol's side clearly have not lost the ability to raise their game for a Cup tie in the great traditions of the club.

BBC: SPORT | Football | FA Cup | Fulham 0-4 Tottenham