It was an especially exciting finding because it had previously been thought that long-term memory (and 24 hours is long-term for psychologists) didn't emerge until as late as 8 or 9 months.

这是一个特别激动人心的发现，因为在那之前人们认为长期记忆（24小时对心理学家就算长期了）直到8或9个月才会出现。

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It was celebrated in much the same way as it is today with parties and dancing into the late hours of the night.

那时，他们庆祝新年的方法和我们现在几乎是一样的，人们参加派对，跳舞直到深夜。

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And though it is true that being prompt can be as compulsive as being late, Shakespeare advised this: "Better three hours too soon than a minute too late."

尽管有时候过于仓促和迟到一样都带有强制性的影响，还是别忘了莎士比亚的建议：“宁可提前三个小时，也别迟到一分钟。”

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A senior Obama administration official who briefed State Department reporters said if the coup is not reversed within 72 hours, as the regional body demanded late Tuesday, it would clearly mean the expulsion of Honduras from the OAS.

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It is investing in infrastructure so that customers can change the specification of their car as late as 100 hours before it is built.

ECONOMIST: The global car industry

For the better part of two hours, the audience joins Denzel Washington and Gene Hackman as they wrestle (literally) with whether it is too late or too soon to unleash their sub's deadly salvo.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Center For Security Policy