Though such topics are less provocative these days, the annual X-Show, which is in its ninth year, might still be a bit edgy, even if largely subdued by the standards of such events in the West.
尽管这些话题在当今并不敏感，一年一度的第九届“x”展示会还是会引起一些骚动。可要按西方的标准来说，这样的展示会都不值得一看。
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is the most-admired woman for the ninth year in a row, edging out former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and TV host Oprah Winfrey, as she did last year.
美国国务卿希拉里•罗德姆•克林顿则险胜阿拉斯加州前州长萨拉·佩林和电视节目主持人奥普拉·温弗瑞，连续第九年被评为“最受尊敬的女性”。去年她也是击败这两位竞争对手而荣登榜首的。
Yet, according to the Goddard Institute for space Studies, a part of NASA, America's space agency, 2008 was the ninth-hottest year on record. 2009 is shaping up to be the sixth-hottest.
然而根据美国航空机构NASA下属的戈达德太空研究会的记录，2008年是有记载的第九热的年份。2009年则表现出成为第六热年份的趋势。
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