A group of looters smashed their way into a Boots optician in Mare Street, wrenched shelves off the wall and made away with fistfuls of spectacles.

一群劫匪在Mare Street街上闯进一间Boots眼镜行，捣毁了墙上的展示架，抓了一大把眼镜仓皇而逃。

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YOKOSHIBAHIKARI, Japan — A motley group of unlikely farmers descended on the countryside here one recent Sunday, fresh towels around their necks, shiny boots on their feet.

上周日，在日本横芝光町一群看起来不像农民的人出现在了田间，他们头上带着干净整洁的毛巾，脚上的皮靴还闪闪发光。

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One group especially caught my eye, they wore bright red shirts and heavy boots.

有一群人引起了我的注意，他们穿着鲜红的衬衣和厚重的靴子。

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For the Boots Group as a whole, revenues were up 1.9% on a year earlier.

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Many big firms, such as Alliance Boots (a health-and-beauty group) have abandoned public stockmarkets and embraced private equity.

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Also, there is continuing speculation among the British press that Alliance Boots could yet receive rival offers from private-equity rivals Blackstone Group and Britain's Apax Partners .

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