Rural areas have been worst hit by the strike.

这次罢工对农村地区的打击最沉重。

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It was all well and good to let them strike the first blow, but if they hit us hard below the belt, we should take an ax and cut their hands off.

让他们先下手为强也就罢了，但如果他们暗中狠狠地打击我们的要害，我们就应该拿起一把斧头砍断他们的手。

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The Shabab may well strike again elsewhere in the region. It has threatened to hit Burundi next.

青年党很有可能会在该区域的其他地方再度出击，并威胁下一个将攻击布隆迪。

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Firms hit by strike action in the last few months include South West Trains, carmaker Vauxhall, and post office operator Consignia, which in June warned that jobs would go unless industrial relations improved.

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Braniff could have got on the scoresheet himself but his strike hit Davy O'Hare's legs.

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Even worse, whichever company is hit with a strike may lose business permanently to the others still working.

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