Before the race she was overweight, out of shape and could barely climb a flight of stairs without losing her breath.

在参加赛跑之前，她体重超标，身体不好，爬一级楼梯都会喘不上气。

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It was as if Mother Nature had let out a soft sigh, the feeling of calm longing just barely carried along with the breath.

就象大地母亲的一声轻柔的叹息，在呼吸间带着渴望的情感。

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Just a few years ago, the twin blocs of countries in favour of and opposed to whaling slung verbal darts at each other all week long with barely a pause for breath.

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With a barely a moment to pause for breath, the 51st minute saw former Bath winger Higgins cross the whitewash for his first ever try in an Exeter shirt, soothing the frayed nerves of the vociferous home support, as Davis added the crucial conversion.

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The Stoke defence had barely got their breath back when Christophe Berra battled down the right and looped over a cross.

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