What was even worse, the overall stock market slipped and slipped into a seemingly bottomless abyss that went beyond our ability to gauge.

更为糟糕的是，股市一点点滑向无底的深渊，远超我们的预计。

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My aim for 2013 and beyond is to move millions of children from the abyss of exploitation today into the opportunity of education tomorrow.

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