Hopes are that the World Cup will be hitch-free without a blow by a power cut outside Orlando Stadium.

希望这次世界杯能够顺利举行，不会受到奥兰多体育馆外电力中断的影响。

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To be without Pearce would be a considerable blow.

要是缺了皮尔斯，那会是相当大的打击。

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Without more ado, he took a whip and gave the Donkey a hearty blow across the legs.

他立刻拿起鞭子，在驴腿上狠狠地抽了一下。

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Even when that means sitting down while being arrested, both as a sign that they refuse to retaliate, absorbing each blow without striking back -- and a warning that, come what may, they're not going anywhere.

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Like most elevated homes, it is designed to absorb a blow from Mother Nature without jeopardizing either the occupants or diminishing the environment surrounding it.

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"It is a sad fact that the position of women is too often at the bottom of the ladder in employment, on the floor in the home after a violent blow from a violent partner or on their back either willingly or unwillingly but without any contraception or health protection, " she said.

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