The tight race is almost a duplicate of the elections in Georgia and South Dakota last month that pitted a Republican challenger against a Democratic incumbent.

这次紧张的竞选几乎是上个月在佐治亚州和南达科他州选举的翻版，由一个共和党的挑战者竞争一个现任的民主党人。

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In some parts of the south, it would take more than 20 inches of rain to end the draught in a month.

在南方的一些地区，需要20多英寸的降雨才能在一个月内结束干旱。

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South African troops are moving into the strife-torn Natal Province where political violence has claimed three hundred lives in the past month.

南非军队正在向战乱不断的纳塔尔省行进，在过去一个月里，这里的政治暴力已经夺走了300人的生命。

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Last month,Mrs.Obama welcomed almost one hundred local students to the first event in the South Lawn Series.

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For one month, the drama of international football will play out in South Africa.

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The United States, which has 28,000 troops in South Korea, has hurriedly announced plans for several joint military exercises in the coming month.

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But the New Zealander shrugged off the incident and slotted a late penalty as he began his seven-month sojourn in the south of France with a victory.

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Also, the World Cup in South Africa this month loudly heralds the arrival of Africa onto the world sports stage.

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The players who will delight the world in South Korea and Japan over the next month are professionals, playing in the full glare of publicity.

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