Wishing everyone on Earth, and off Earth, a good Thanksgiving," said Endeavour astronaut Donald Pettit, holding iced tea in a makeshift cup he had made from plastic covers of shuttle reference books.

祝愿地球上和地球之外的所有人节日快乐！” 他们用的塑料杯是唐纳德临时用太空飞船参考书的塑料封皮做的。

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The 2014 football World Cup, to be held in Brazil, should provide an opportunity for the hosts to show what they can do, both on and off the pitch.

2014年将在巴西举办的世界杯向东道主提供了一个展示他们在球场内外能有何作为的机会。

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The Africa Cup of Nations, which takes place every two years, kicked off in Angola on January 10th.

每两年举行一次的非洲国家杯于1月10日在安哥拉开赛。

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The 90,000 seat Soccer City is to host the opening and final matches of the month-long World Cup which kicks off on June 11.

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But Cele says preparations will continue until the World Cup kick-off on June 11.

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The second major FIFA youth football tournament of the year will kick off Saturday in Nigeria when the host Golden Eaglets play Germany on the opening day of the Under-17 World Cup.

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Cameroon and Nigeria have found - to their considerable cost both on and off the pitch - that qualifying for the World Cup can easily turn from a blessing into a curse of biblical proportions.

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France captain Raphael Ibanez has been suspended for one week for stamping on Argentina's Rimas Alvarez Kairelis in the World Cup third place play-off on Friday.

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Emerick, 26, who specialises at centre but can cover full-back and wing, scored the late try that sealed the Dragons' 24-15 Heineken Cup play-off defeat by Overmach Parma on 2 June.

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