When Mr. Richard became ill with cancer, he told a gathering of friends and family that the report’s publication was one of three things he hoped to see before he died, the colleagues said.

理查德的同事还回忆道，当他得知自己罹患癌症之后，曾在一次亲友聚会中表示自己临去世前的三个愿望之一就是公布这份报告。

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It may be a small gathering of family and friends, watching New York's Times Square ball drop on TV, or loudly running through the neighbourhood.

它可能是一个家庭和朋友的小聚会：看电视上纽约时代广场的球落下，或大声奔跑穿过社区。

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Mr. Zhao was greeted with hugs by a gathering of family and friends.

先生赵迎接拥抱一个聚会的家人和朋友。

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Pierre had a gathering of friends at his sentencing, many were weeping throughout the sentence proceeding.

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The family was on the island this weekend for a gathering of 60 family and friends who were arriving throughout the day as the tragedy unfolded, Wilchcomb said.

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