It was the last, the very last days of summer, with dusty, drooping trees, and flowers going to seed, and flying insects fierce in their final throes.

这是夏天最后的日子了，树木积满尘埃，萎蘼不振，花朵已经开始结子，昆虫则因为来日无长变得气势汹汹。

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The 14th seed was unable to defend her Australian Open championship last year while sidelined 10 months because of right shoulder surgery.

去年，莎娃因右肩伤患休赛10个月之久，并因此错失了卫冕澳网女单冠军的机会。

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And because of the fans telling me for the last four years, 'You'd be a great Snake Eyes,' it really planted a seed in my head.

还因为过去四年时间里影迷不断对我说，“你能成为一个很棒的蛇眼，”这真的在我的脑子里打下了印记。

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Nadal, the tournament's last second seed to lose his opening match in 2006, had no such problems this time as he beat another U.S. player, Taylor Dent, 6-4 6-3.

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The 10 teams preferred by RPI had an abysmal NCAA record, winning just three games, compared to an expected 9.04. (Including one win by New Mexico, as a five seed last year.) Two of those wins were by Northern Iowa, as a nine seed in 2010.

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The Kings were the No. 8 seed last season, after all, and the Devils were No. 6 in the East.

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