With fewer Old Masters or Impressionist paintings coming on to the market, many of these institutions have focused on buying dramatic contemporary work to make their mark.

如今的艺术市场越来越少有早期绘画大师的作品或印象派的绘画，许多博物馆机构则集中精力购买超凡的当代作品来使自己一鸣惊人。

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As one of the great masters of American literature, Mark Twain was renowned for his ability to cast a spell over readers with his words, wit and wisdoms.

作为美国文学巨匠之一，马克·吐温像对读者施了咒语，以他的言辞、机智和智慧著称于读者。

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Wales' Matthew Stevens and Mark Williams both won 5-3 to reach the second round of the Shanghai Masters.

威尔士·马修·史蒂文斯和马克·威廉姆斯都赢得5进3淘汰赛，进入了上海大师赛的第二轮。

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In other matches, teenage sensation Judd Trump made two century breaks on the way to an impressive 5-2 victory over Ulsterman Joe Swail while Masters champion Mark Selby beat Dave Harold 5-2.

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Gene Rizzo's book "The Fifty Greatest Jazz Piano Players of All Time" ranks the masters and looks closely at each artist's indelible mark on the world of music.

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Bradley also said he sent a copy of Eger's text to Ridley and to Mark Russell, the tour's vice president of competition who serves on the Masters committee.

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