By early afternoon the weather had brightened.

午后不久,天气已经放晴了。

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It will be partly cloudy tomorrow morning, but clearing by early afternoon.

明天上午局部多云，下午早些时候会转晴。

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My grandmother likes sitting outside in the sun after lunch, but her neighbour has put up a high fence that stops sunshine from going into her yard in the early afternoon.

我的奶奶喜欢午饭后坐在外面晒太阳，但是她的邻居竖起了一道高高的篱笆，阻止阳光在下午初时照进她的院子。

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So, you turned in p-set 3 today, but we'll have the answers posted for you this afternoon, so you can start studying from p-set 3, even as early as tonight, if you want to, because those answers will be there for you.

今天大家应该要交第三次作业了，而我们会在今天下午将答案给大家贴出来，这样大家就可以尽快开始复习第三次作业的内容了，甚至今天晚上就可以开始，如果你需要的话，这些答案将会给你一些帮助。

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And look for an e-mail early this afternoon about individual help tomorrow afternoon.

今天下午注意查收下关于明天下午单独辅导的邮件。

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The Secretary-General left Geneva for New York on Friday, 4 September, in the early afternoon.

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The dollar also strengthened briefly against the euro, before slipping again in early afternoon trading.

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Shares of Sprint were bouncing higher by 5% in early afternoon trading on Tuesday.

FORBES: Sprint Stock Good For A Double From Here To $4.75