Summer is a time to relax, regroup and catch up on all those things you've been putting off all year.

夏天是休养整顿、并处理一年中积压事务的时候。

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The New York State parks system wants to turn off the falls on the American side to replace two 115-year-old stone bridges that allow pedestrians, park vehicles and utilities access to Goat Island.

纽约州公园系统希望关停美国一侧的瀑布，以取代两座有115年历史的石桥，让行人、公园车辆和公共设施可以进入山羊岛。

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If you can afford it, why not pack your bags and set off on another experience - a "gap year" - to discover the world and learn about yourself in the process?

既然如此，若经济情况允许，何不背上行囊来开始另一种人生体验——“空档年”呢？在此过程中，你既能探索世界，又能更好地了解自我。

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The European Union currently requires only partner rotation every seven years and a cooling-off period of two years, the U.K. has a five-year-on, five-year-off policy, and Australia has a five-year-on, two-year-off policy.

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Short-rates have been pegged near 0.25% by the Fed since late-2008, but as risk-aversion has increased in 2011 the rates available on 10-year treasuries and the mortgage-backed securities that trade off them have decreased from earlier in the year.

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She wants parental leave when a baby is born to be reformed along mainly Nordic lines: ring-fencing half a year off for mothers and another half-year for fathers, on a use-it-or-lose-it basis.

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