A large fire then broke out, engulfing several shops and spewing a cloud of gray smoke over the area.

VOA: standard.2009.10.28

Several large animal species had disappeared so people had to find other animals and so this changed from going to find animals to domesticating animals, and shift from collection of plants to production of plants.

很多大型动物物种已经灭绝了,人类不得不去寻找其他动物,因此这也就完成了从狩猎到驯养的转变,从采集到种植的飞跃

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In addition to the races for governor and Congress, voters will elect mayors in several large U.S.cities, including New York,Atlanta, Houston,Boston,Detroit and Pittsburgh.

VOA: standard.2009.11.02

Major-General Khalid Rabbani said troops faced days of fierce battles with foreign fighters and,in the end, captured several large caches of weapons and supplies.

VOA: standard.2009.10.30

The observatory houses two large telescopes and several university research programs.

VOA: standard.2009.09.01