Gasoline futures tumbled almost 8% Wednesday. The big drop halted trading on the Nymex at midday for about 5 minutes, the first of its kind in more than 2 years.

11日，国际汽油期货价格下跌近8%，以至引发纽约商交所全部能源交易午间暂停5分钟，这是两年多来首次出现这种情况。

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Just past midday she came upon a bush growing by the stream, its twisted limbs covered with hard green berries.

正午刚过，她沿着小溪来到了一片灌木丛，弯曲的枝节上挂满了绿色的硬果子。

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By midday its shadow has deepened and you can sit there protected from the sun, never feeling lonely, with the tree as your companion.

到中午，树影变深，你可以坐在树下遮阳，树是你的伙伴，你永远不会感觉孤独。

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