Then he took up his quarters in a corner of my room and began to hold smoking parties with his friends, till I had to take refuge in flight from the smoke laden air.

后来他占据了我屋子的一隅，开始和他的友人在那里聚集抽烟，最后我不得不从烟雾弥漫中溜之大吉。

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And, unlike most of the world's poor countries, South Africa, with its widespread welfare system, does not have a thriving informal economy where the jobless can take refuge.

另外，南非不同于其它贫穷落后的国家，它的社会福利系统覆盖全国，因此，南非没有蓬勃发展的非正规经济，而这些非正规经济往往能为失业人士提供就业机会。

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Each time when I feel that I just cannot take another step forward in life, I seek refuge in silence and sure enough I get recharged with fresh does of faith, hope and confidence.

每当我感到自己简直无法在生活中再买进一步，我就在静默中寻求慰藉。我确确实实重又获得了新的信念、希望和信心。

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An Afghan official told reporters that a commander at a police checkpoint had invited them to a predawn meal and security discussion, where he opened fire on the Americans before fleeing to take refuge with Taliban militants.

CNN: Shootings by Afghan forces take growing toll on NATO troops

And the United States is interested in getting Damascus to use its influence with Hamas, which Syria views as a legitimate resistance movement and whose leaders take refuge in Syria.

CNN: Obama to send U.S. ambassador back to Syria

This week, the EU decided to take a similar approach with immigrants, launching a centralised fingerprint database to try to stop asylum-seekers applying for refuge in more than one EU country.

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