"I am afraid of being by myself on Friday, too depressing, " says Chen, who has been single for years and hopes this Singles Day will be her last one.

“我不想周五独自度过，这太郁闷了。” 单身多年的陈芬希望今年的光棍节能成为自己过的最后一个。

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For Jason Hendler and more than 50,000 others who put their names on an Internet "want list" in hopes of one day owning the Chevrolet Volt plug-in car, the wait is almost over.

对于Jason Hendler以及其他50000名将他们的名字登记在网上的等待列表里，希望有一天能拥有一辆雪佛兰·福特的充电式汽车的人来说，他们的等待马上就要结束了。

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For Jason Hendler and more than 50, 000 others who put their names on an Internet "want list" in hopes of one day owning the Chevrolet Volt plug-in car, the wait is almost over.

对于Jason Hendler以及其他50000名将他们的名字登记在网上的等待列表里，希望有一天能拥有一辆雪佛兰·福特的充电式汽车的人来说，他们的等待马上就要结束了。

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One feature score brought him an Oscar nomination: the 1979 film Breaking Away is about a young man who hopes to become a cycling champion.

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For Burns, a woman who one day hopes to see an all-female list, the lack of nominations in recent years is down to one thing: sexism.

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"I felt like saying fish or cut bait, " says Reisman, who set her hopes on one last backer.

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The boom is good news for Dakar Fashion Week founder Ndiaye, who hopes the show will one day reach the heights of Paris and New York -- yet with a distinctly African style.

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