Although the outbreak of COVID-19 is a terrible blow to the country, the government is trying hard to bring the situation under control.

尽管新冠疫情暴发后给国家带来了沉重打击，但政府正在努力控制局势。

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Typhoon and hurricanes do not form exceptionally large waves, because their winds, although very strong, do not blow long enough from one direction.

台风和飓风并不会形成特大的巨浪，因为这些风虽然很强，但它们并不能沿着同一方向长时间的吹。

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Although the domino theory seemed to have been dealt a fatal blow in the wake of the Vietnam War, it has re-emerged, phoenix-like, in the current debate over Afghanistan.

尽管多米诺理论在越战之后受到很大的打击，但是就像凤凰涅槃一样，在阿富汗的问题上，它再次出现了。

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It was a scintillating start to the match for the Welsh side and, although they suffered a blow as scrum-half Jason Spice went off with a broken arm, they soon took the lead with a quite brilliant try.

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The loss of Lawes, who was England's player of the series in the autumn, is a huge blow, although Johnson is optimistic the 21-year-old's recovery from knee ligament damage might be quicker than the three months originally expected.

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However, although they are a body-blow they aren't quite a knock-out one.

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