Mr Murakami's narrative flows slowly, and his portrayal of the dead hours of a city creates a rounded sense of place.

村上先生以缓慢的笔调展开叙述，描述了都市死气沉沉的时光，营造出强烈的地域感。

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One dead child was found in the ruins almost two hours after the explosion.

一名遇难儿童在爆炸发生近两小时后在废墟中被找到。

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One thing you can be sure of is that somebody or something is going to be dead during the two hours you spend in that stadium.

你有一件事可以肯定，那就是一个人或一头牛将会在两个小时内死去。

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Eight people are dead in Burkina Faso, where meteorologists say fell in just 12 hours,last week.

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Authorities do not know how William Spengler, 62, who was found dead hours after the four firefighters were shot, obtained the weapon or weapons he used or why he opened fire.

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So long as only insomniacs and travellers want to buy car insurance at 3am, working in the dead hours will probably continue to be the lot of only a small minority of workers.

ECONOMIST: No more nine-to-five

The pope could actually be dead for hours, and the world fully informed of the fact, before the news came officially from the Vatican press office.

CNN: Pope's resignation a new angle to a tough news beat