Such "ghost estates" are only the most visible scars of Ireland's extraordinary crash, which in four years has turned the country from Europe's star performer into a sickly invalid.

这种“荒凉之地”只是爱尔兰巨大经济崩溃的最明显的伤痕，四年来这场崩溃已将爱尔兰从欧洲新星变成一个虚弱的病患。

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Truth is, my friend not only knows things many of us don't (you know who you are—can I please ghost your book?) but also things the rest of us have forgotten.

事实是，我这位朋友不仅知道那些我们没听过的事情（你知道你自己的--我能为你的书代笔吗？）

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Only his facial twitches and the ghost of an old stammer gave the lie to his calm, avuncular image.

他的面部会不时的抽搐，而且长久以来一直受到口吃的困扰，正是这些才帮他将谎言隐藏在他那温和慈祥长辈的形象下面。

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But Fernando is not the only ghost roaming around Liqui?a village.

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But Kolmanskop is not the only ghost of the Namib.

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The twelve-hundred-acre property is now a ghost town inhabited only by steel dummies meant to scare off the ubiquitous Canada geese that squirt a carpet of green across middle Jersey.

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At a massive 212.6 inches long, the Ghost fit in our garage with only a few inches to spare.

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