WHEN an ageing rock star goes on tour decades after his final hit, people remark cruelly that they thought he died some time ago.

如果一位摇滚歌星上了年纪，在风靡一时以后销声匿迹几十年，人们就会残忍地说，他已经死了。

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The final point that really hit on me from reading this book anddoing further research was one that I already knew but couldn’t reallyarticulate.

通过阅读这本书和做进一步的研究，我得到最后一点我已经知道但无法真正系统阐述的观点。

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He hit two free throws in the final seconds to give Los Angeles an eighty-three to seventy-nine victory.

VOA: special.2010.06.25

Haven't hit it yet so I've got to hit it next time. If I wasn't in the final it would have been a huge disappointment.

VOA: standard.2009.08.22

That tournament was the best I've ever seen Andy play but, on reflection, I feel losing to Federer in the final hit him hard, it was a major disappointment and there was certainly an after-effect.

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But the process of getting to the final product hit some bumps along the way.

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In the 2010 final, Nadal hit 51 first serves to Soderling's backhand versus 21 to the forehand.

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