He ordered a bottle of Star Lager beer and sat on a stool, sipping it slowly as he waited for Sweet to come out and wrap her soft, sweaty hands around his eyes, a game that they often played.

他点了一瓶Star Lager牌啤酒，坐在一个高凳上慢慢地抿着，等甜甜出来用她软软的、出汗的手蒙住他的眼睛，这是一个他们经常玩的游戏。

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I think the soft drink company learned a valuable lesson from its Bryant experience: don't kick a popular sports star when he's down unless you know for sure he is really out.

也许可口可乐饮料公司已经从科比身上吸取了宝贵的教训：人气体育明星就算摔倒了也不要立即抛弃他，除非你确信他真的出局了。

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A soft star in the distance, it glimmered faintly through the fog, beckoning them on.

像一颗柔和的远星在雾霭中微微闪烁，召唤者他们。

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Sometimes it works: On one blurry YouTube clip making the rounds, pop star Christina Aguilera bellows "Mi-cro-soft!"

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One of the primary reasons for maintaining the soft cap has been to allow smaller market teams to hold onto star players who might otherwise leave for a bigger contract.

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But the recent celebrated visits of Americans such as Google Chairman Eric Schmidt and former NBA Star Dennis Rodman show the appeal the U.S. still has -- and the soft power it can leverage.

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