It feels like the calm before the storm at the Heavenly Famous Garden housing complex in Tongzhou, a booming commuter town on the outskirts of Beijing.

在北京通州的天时名苑，感觉就像暴风雨来临前的平静。通州是北京市郊一个蓬勃发展的通勤城镇。

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The Chinese have diverted part of the Irtysh river, which feeds Russia's Ob river and ends up in the Arctic, to a canal supplying the booming oil town of Karamai.

中国改变了额尔齐斯河（由南至北流经俄罗斯的鄂毕湾河，并最终汇入北极）的部分流向以便开凿出一条补给新兴石油城市克拉玛依的运河。

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As a result, the town is booming and many residents are swiftly becoming millionaires, according to USA Today.

据今日美国报导，该镇因此蓬勃发展起来，许多居民都迅速成为了百万富翁。

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In 1889 Aspen, Colorado was a long way from being a glitzy ski destination, but it was a booming silver mining town, and this newfound wealth led to The Hotel Jerome, built to rival the world's finest lodgings.

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No sooner had Charles Clarke, the home secretary, stressed the dangers of cannabis (though he has no plans to reclassify it so that possession would attract stronger penalties) than, across town, a company legally growing the stuff told investors that business was booming.

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