泡腊八蒜是中国北方，尤其是华北地区的一个习俗。顾名思义，就是在阴历腊月初八的这天来泡制大蒜。

Laba garlic is a custom in north China, especially in North China. As the name suggests, garlic is made on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month.

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这个城市的信贷从八月初开始处于警戒区。

SINCE early August the City has been in the emergency ward.

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那是七月底或八月初，暑假前的最后几天。

It was the end of July or the beginning of August, in the last few days before summer vacation.

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