Although many other big firms resisted the temptation to over-borrow, developers borrowed heavily and built bigger and fancier hotels as if the whole world were planning a holiday in Las Vegas.

尽管许多其他大公司抵挡住了过度借贷的诱惑，但开发商还是大量借贷去建造了更大、更豪华的酒店，就好像全世界都在计划去拉斯维加斯度假一样。

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Former world-boxing champion George Foreman and rock star Mick Jagger have holiday homes in Marigot Bay.

前世界拳击冠军乔治·福尔曼和摇滚明星米克·贾格尔都在玛丽格特湾拥有度假房产。

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My family and I are issuing a challenge to all my wonderful readers, to the world: the No New Gifts Holiday challenge.

我和我的家人向我所有亲爱的读者，向全世界发起一项挑战：来过没有礼物的节假日。

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With the election set for 18 June many voters would be on holiday and the World Cup would always grab more confidently at the public's imagination, especially when the England team were among the tournament's favourites.

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Although we're sure it's staying far, far away from getting itself into one of these price fixing predicaments, we don't suspect there's a whole lot Sony can do to outgun the Vizios of the world this holiday season, and just like everything else, balance will eventually be restored.

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Amid a world elsewhere of holiday festivities but with one community in Connecticut lost in shock and mourning, officers from towns with names such as Monroe, Brookfield, Danbury, Bethel and Milford have given Newtown the gift of their time and their work.

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