When deadlines loom and life gets hectic, reading can be one of the first things to fall off the radar. Especially reading for pleasure.

当最后期限隐约显现，而生活又越来越烦乱，阅读很有可能是第一个被人遗忘的，尤其是为了寻找生活的乐趣而读书。

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The crisis in Zimbabwe may also loom large at a meeting of the African Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, which kicks off on Sunday February 1st.

2月1日将在埃塞俄比亚首都亚的斯亚贝巴举行的一次非洲联盟会议上，津巴布韦的危机将进一步浮出水面。

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With antique loom , Cross-knife to take off by Wei, choose the opposite approach woven by hand woven by pick.

用古式织机、挑花刀采取通经断纬、反面挑织的方法手工挑织而成。

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While the fiscal cliff did not seem to cut off the recovery in December, two problems loom large, each capable of keeping business sentiment dim: the debt ceiling and the sequester.

FORBES: U.S. Growth Still Sluggish: 155,000 New Jobs In Dec., Unemployment Higher At 7.8%

The US defence department says it has begun laying off most of its 46, 000 temporary employees, as automatic defence budget cuts loom in March.

BBC: Pentagon laying off 46,000 staff