A series of lightning strikes near the launch pad forced officials to delay the launch attempt on Saturday.

之前靠近发射台一连串的闪电，迫使官员推迟了星期六的发射。

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Mr Kim's suspected stroke last August kept him out of the public eye through a series of important anniversary events, and is believed to have caused a delay to the parliamentary elections.

金在去年八月患上的疑似脑溢血使他在一些列重要纪念活动中淡出人们的视野，并被认为将导致推迟议会选举。

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Tom DeLay was out of the public eye in recent years except for a series of appearances as a dancer on a popular U.S. television program, "Dancing with the Stars," in 2009.

汤姆·迪莱最近几年已经离开了公众视线，但2009年却以舞蹈者身份在美国电视流行节目“与明星共舞”中频繁亮相。

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"It used to be that only rain or some other act of God could delay the World Series, " he said.

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Several amendments have already been tabled and accepted, including a restriction on walking at night, and Tory peers are reported to be planning a further series of "wrecking amendments" to delay the passage of the bill still further.

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