My grandmother likes sitting outside in the sun after lunch, but her neighbour has put up a high fence that stops sunshine from going into her yard in the early afternoon.

我的奶奶喜欢午饭后坐在外面晒太阳，但是她的邻居竖起了一道高高的篱笆，阻止阳光在下午初时照进她的院子。

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He would eat breakfast and lunch and then retire to his room in the early afternoon.

据蒂娜邦卓克说，布莱宁只吃早饭和午饭，然后早早地回到自己的房间。

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They tired shortly after lunch—another fete in my honor—and napped in the early afternoon.

午餐后，她们很快就疲倦了——这对我来说可是一大好事——下午一两点钟时，她们开始打盹。

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The Secretary-General left Geneva for New York on Friday, 4 September, in the early afternoon.

UN: Secretary-General

Most of the stocks, except for Lehman, had recovered somewhat in the early afternoon, but all were still lower on the day.

FORBES: Bear Baiting

The market bellwether, the 10-year Treasury bond, was yielding 4.79% in the early afternoon, down from 4.86% late on Thursday.

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