Whereas atmospheric storms arise in a matter of hours and last for days, magnetic tempests develop over decades and persist for centuries.

大气风暴出现在几小时内，持续几天，而磁暴形成要几十年，持续几个世纪。

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Within a matter of days she was back at work.

仅仅几天之后，她又回来工作了。

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Greece may also be in default only for a matter of days or weeks.

当然希腊的债务违约可能只是几天，或者几周的事情。

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Lawmakers are working against the clock, with a month-long recess scheduled to begin in a matter of days.

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As a matter of fact, in the early days, Corinth was a great center of painted pottery and was the leading producer and exporter of that.

事实上,在早期,科林斯是一个伟大的彩陶中心,并且是发达的制造和外贸城市

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Speaking alongside senior Chinese officials at the end of two days of talks, she said the two superpowers would be working together to resolve the matter.

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Days do matter in this instance.

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"He would like to do that as soon as possible, and he has suggested doing it in a matter of days as opposed to a matter of weeks, " McCurry said.

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Now those tools are being used on the start-up industry itself to close deals in a matter days.

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