The judge appeared to nod off yesterday while a witness was being cross-examined.

昨天当一名证人被盘问时，法官好像在打瞌睡。

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She appeared on TV yesterday.

昨天她上电视了。

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Yesterday, a brief except from Gordon's book detailing some of the tawdriest aspects of the saga appeared as the cover story of the New York Post.

昨天，这本书中的一段节选作为封面故事出现在《纽约邮报》上，其中就描述了这段传奇故事中一些无比肮脏的事情。

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Chertoff appeared yesterday before the Senate Homeland Security Committee, which is also investigating the government's hurricane response.

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Gaffney, Jr. appeared yesterday before the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works to voice opposition to U.S. accession to the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, better known as the Law of the Sea Treaty (LOST).

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They were the focus of many articles late last week and over the weekend (including at least two in the New York Times, which can be found here and here) and they were also the subject of a commentary of mine that appeared yesterday at the Huffington Post.

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