One reason why Asia's emerging economies have been able to rebound well before those in the rich world is that their downturn was caused only partly by the slump in America.

亚洲经济体能够先于富国复苏的原因之一是这些国家的经济衰退并非完全拜美国经济不景气所赐。

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This has been one of the most difficult launches to a disaster that I have experienced but the delays at the airport are a sign that the world is reaching out to Haiti like never before.

这是我进入灾难现场最困难的一次，不过机场的拥堵正说明世界正在给予海地前所未有援助和关注。

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I, for one, am thrilled to have a front-row seat as we watch them change the world before our very eyes.

我兴奋地关注着，他们在我们眼前改变这个世界。

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The ex-Tory party treasurer told BBC Radio 4's The World at One he should have been contacted before broadcast.

BBC: crisis: Lord McAlpine 'terrified by public hatred'

The practice seemed to have been allowed before statehood, and had been used for soldiers during the Second World War, but no one knew exactly why it had arisen: possibly because it was difficult to travel long distances to a courthouse to marry an out-of-state sweetheart.

NEWYORKER: The Proxy Marriage