A flat tyre 10 miles beyond Mount Barnett Roadhouse, a cross-threaded wheel nut, a dodgy jack handle, a dubious spare and a temperature of 100F (38C) had made for a taxing last couple of hours.

我们在过了巴内特山客栈十英里的地方爆了胎，换胎时有一只轮胎螺丝滑了牙，千斤顶不好使，备胎的质量又很可疑，再加上气温高达38摄氏度，使我们耽搁了很多时间。

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The flag most fans will wave is not the Union Jack but the cross of St George.

赛场上球迷挥舞的将不会是联合王国旗帜，取而代之的是圣乔治旗。

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Jack pines cross the boreal forest of northern Canada, stretching all the way to the East Coast and down into the United States.

短叶松穿过了加拿大北部针叶林带，并一路延伸到东海岸，直到美国。

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Just last month, Anthem Blue Cross in California tried to jack up rates by nearly 40 percent -- 40 percent.

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Gosnell's high-profile defense attorney, Jack McMahon, paced the courtroom during his cross examination, pressing Gulino to confirm that he could not absolutely determine that the infants were born alive.

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It was Everton's two late substitutes who clinched the three points as Dan Gosling slid in Steven Pienaar's cross with 14 minutes left and Jack Rodwell made it three with a solo effort in the dying seconds.

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