It was a close, sultry day: devoid of sunshine, but with a sky too dappled and hazy to threaten rain; and our place of meeting had been fixed at the guide-stone, by the crossroads.

那是一个郁闷酷热的日子，没有阳光，天上却阴霾不雨；我们相见的地点约定在十字路口的指路碑那儿。

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Usually at the end of the day, I have a disorganized mess that needs to be quickly fixed.

通常在这一天结束，我有一个混乱的烂摊子，需要迅速固定。

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In 2004 Chris Bell, the then boss of Ladbrokes, a bookmaker, claimed that at least one race a day was being fixed, and blamed betting exchanges.

在2004年的Chris Bell，当时Ladbrokes的老板——一位赌注登记经纪人，宣称每天至少一场比赛的结局是固定了的，并归咎于赌博交易。

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Companies could be barred from using rolling contracts - where the contract is renewed each day so that at any given time directors have a fixed notice period to serve - to get around limits on the length of time they may serve.

BBC: 'Fat cat' pay proposals: At a glance