There was nothing we could do; we were not in our own hands, merely dragged along by the force of our past.

我们无能为力。我们其实不在自己的掌控之中，只不过被我们的过去拖着前进罢了。

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Along the way, Superman deals with all manner of distractions designed by Morrison to pay homage to past comics and flesh out the character's infinite possibilities.

一路上，超人应付了莫里森设计的一切麻烦，以此向过去的漫画致敬，并将角色的无穷可能变得有血有肉了。

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China has grown by more than 10 per cent for the past four years in succession, leading many economists to predict, at various points along the way, "hard" or "soft landings" for the economy.

中国经济增速已连续四年超过10%，在此过程中的不同时点，许多经济学家曾做出中国经济将“硬着陆”或“软着陆”的预期。

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Sarah and three colleagues have been preparing for the challenge for the past two years, mainly by running along the beach at Weston-super-Mare.

BBC: Bristol - Woman back from Sahara desert race

It is a sign of how traumatised Argentines are by past hyperinflation and political violence that most politicians have so far gone along with austerity.

ECONOMIST: Argentina

If Oladipo maneuvered his way into the bottom of the first round (as projected by DraftExpress in the past), he would receive two-years of guaranteed money along with two years of team options.

FORBES: Indiana's Victor Oladipo Set To Cash In On Outstanding Season