Thompson's business was originally modest in size, but in recent years he has expanded it by opening scores of chain stores across the country.

汤普森的生意起初规模不大，但近年来他在全国各地开了几十家连锁店，把生意做大了。

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Her field of choice—Noetic Science—had been virtually unknown when she first heard of it, but in recent years it had started opening new doors of understanding into the power of the human mind.

她的研究方向是神经科学，几年前没有几个人知道这是什么。 但在近几年，神经科学已经开始被越来越多的人了解了，因为它为理解人类思维的力量开启了崭新的大门。

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They would be allowed to touch the envelope, but forbidden from opening it.

他们可以触摸信封，但不许打开它。

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But it does provide an opening. The estimated 1.5 million Americans with family in Cuba will now be freer to visit and send financial help to their relatives.

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"It's a setback for opening day, but it's not a setback in terms of the recovery process, " Jeter said.

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Mr Pistorio not only turned the company round, but expanded it by opening production plants near Naples and in Bari.

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The library had planned events at the Boston Public Library on Thursday to mark the opening, but it postponed them until the fall because of the bombings at the Boston Marathon.

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