The N.B.A. has enjoyed relative labor peace since 1999, when it played a 50-game schedule after a six-month lockout that nearly killed the season.

1999年曾有一次6个月的停摆，那个赛季只打了50场比赛，整个赛季几乎报废，从那以后一直相安无事。

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After a seven-hour bargaining session, players and owners didn't sound much closer to a labor deal than they did when the lockout began.

在一个长达7小时的“讨价还价”中，球员和老板们跟停摆开始前一样，对于劳资协议并没有什么实际性的进展。

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While other top NFL executives have spent the off-season tied up in the tedium of the labor lockout, Rolapp--a cherub-faced 38-year-old--spent it looking ahead to the NFL's next great frontier: the convergence of videogaming, mobile computing and social media.

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The NFL faced a 127-day lockout, and the NBA is currently facing a labor dispute that is threatening the entire 2011-2012 season.

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