This is a small and very poor Caribbean nation, and it has endured a catastrophic earthquake, spreading disease and most recently this year, a glancing shot from Hurricane Tomas.

这是一个非常小，非常贫困的加勒比海国家，刚刚经历了灾难性的大地震，随后又遭遇了疾病的传播，最近，飓风托马斯又袭击了这个国家。

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This is now a question for Gloria MacKenzie, an 84-year-old widow who recently emerged from her small, tin-roofed house in Florida to collect the biggest undivided lottery jackpot in history.

这是如今摆在格洛丽亚·麦肯齐面前的问题。她是一位84岁孀居老人，住在佛罗里达一间狭窄铁皮屋里，最近因独揽史上金额最大的彩票头奖并前去领取而为人所关注。

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Facing an $8.3 billion budget deficit this year, closing post offices is one of several proposals the Postal Service has put forth recently to cut costs.

面对今年83亿美元的预算赤字，关闭邮局这一做法是邮政总局为精简开支所提出的若干建议中的一条。

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Ten children ages eight to fourteen were in New York recently for the finals of this year's Discovery/3M Young Scientist Challenge.

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For example, like it has done recently if you've been following it earlier this year.

举个例子,如果你们今年关注股票市场的话,会发现今年年初的股票运动趋势非常戏剧化

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Recently,the Obama administration promised three hundred sixty million dollars to pay for Everglades restoration this year.

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That's one reason IRS Commissioner Mark Everson recently describe this year as a "high-risk" filing season.

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She most recently spearheaded this year's release of the last 10 government hostages held by the guerrilla group.

CNN: Colombian rebels say they'll free French journalist

In fact, MTA officials have mulled installing platform doors as recently as this year, but ultimately shied away over issues of cost and practicality.

WSJ: Subway-Push Prevention Solution Would Be Very Costly for the MTA