There's one thing that all New Year's Eve parties have in common: the countdown to midnight.

所有的除夕夜派对都有一个共同点：午夜倒计时。

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100-day countdown to Shanghai World expo.

上海世博会倒计时百天。

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As we countdown to the 81st Annual Academy Awards.

随着第81届奥斯卡奖的倒计时。

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As the countdown to the game winds down, South Africa is gripped by World Cup fever.

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And a new report called "Countdown to 2015" says the cure is more midwives.

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It was the countdown for Apollo Eleven the space flight that would carry men to the first landing on the moon.

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WBGO's Josh Jackson hosts the countdown to 2009, central time (with help from WWNO).

NPR: Toast Of The Nation Swings Into 2009

The drumbeat will only get louder in the countdown to the EU summit next week.

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However, the report showed 29, 617 extra miles were totted up in the countdown to May's general election.

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