I didn't know how long a koala could hold its breath but as far as I was concerned we were both staying down until the koala let go or we both drowned.

我不知道树熊在水下可以闭气多久，我只知道如果它不放开我，我们就会一直呆在水下，最后一同溺毙。

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At 8 am, Shenzhen Bao'an District Longhua Whitehead-mouth cattle near the village reservoir in a drowning incident, a pair of lovers to save both drowned puppies.

昨晚8时许，深圳宝安区龙华白石龙村附近的牛嘴水库发生一起溺水事件，一对情侣为救小狗双双溺水身亡。

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Do you mean we shall both be drowned?

你是说我们都会淹死吗？

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Both subjects are high priority for Seoul. Six South Koreans drowned last month when the North suddenly released water from a dam, flooding camping areas in the South.

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But arguments in favour of Islam's compatibility with democracy are in perpetual danger of being drowned out by a mixture of depressing news from Muslim lands and zealous ideologues on both sides of a looming civilisational divide.

ECONOMIST: Islam and democracy