It is well-known that spring is beginning of a year.

众所周知春天是一年的开始。

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People usually say that a good beginning is half done, while spring is the beginning of a year.

人们都说好的开始时成功的一半，那么春天就是一年的开始。

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Is it a good time to jump ship at the beginning of the year?

现在是年初跳槽的好时机吗？

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The fifty year old international star was just days from beginning a series of performances in London.

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That's when a new manager appears subsequent to the beginning of the ten-year period; they'll put not only the new numbers in, but they'll take the history of the new manager and put that history into the database.

即在10年期开始后,每出现一位新的基金经理,不仅是新的业绩数字会进入数据库,新经理的历史记录,也会填入数据库

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January first. The beginning of a new year.

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It also marks the beginning of a year in the spotlight for African football, with South Africa set to become the continent's first country to host the FIFA World Cup in June.

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But this may be just the beginning of a brighter year for the North Carolina bank.

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If you want to switch to an MSA plan, do so at the beginning of a calendar year.

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