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Difficult texts record a positive score and simple ones score negative numbers.

难度大的文本标为正值，简单的文本标为负值。

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Officials estimate that even with the negative impact of the SARS epidemic, domestic tourists notched up 870 million "person times" in 2003, down just 0.9 percent on the 2002 record.

官员们估计，即使在SARS流行的负面影响下，2003年国内旅游的人数也达到了8亿7千万“人次”，只比2002年的记录下降了0.9%。

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Mr. FRANKEN: We've been running ads about Norm Coleman's record, and so they're negative because his record hasn't been very good.

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All that being said, negative marks on your record may often strike you as little more than cute, sleeping puppies.

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Another negative was the impact of record crude oil prices that pushed fuel costs significantly higher and were a main factor behind an 8.2% gain in total costs.

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