Sixty years after the publication of Orwell's masterpiece, Nineteen Eighty-Four, that crystal first line sounds as natural and compelling as ever.

在奥威尔的传世之作出版六十年后，《1984》第一行的描述依旧水晶一般，历久弥新，引人注目。

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In our present world of high speed, instant response, and multimedia, words like discipline are little used, and spending 10 years to master one skill sounds quaint.

在眼下这个高速度、快反应，五光十色的世界里，像“克制”这类词汇已经很少被用到了，而花费十年时间去精通一门技能这种事情，听起来甚至有些古怪。

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Palin has also given several interviews in recent days, and clearly sounds interested in the possibility of running for president four years from now.

佩林这些天来接受了好几家媒体的采访，而且显然对4年之后，再度出山，表示有兴趣。

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He is 87 years old and sometimes sounds like a garrulous old timer reminiscing from a wicker chair on the porch.

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