For centuries, astronomers have recorded when these dark blemishes on the solar surface emerge, only for them to fade away again after a few days, weeks or months.

太阳黑子是太阳表层形成的一些黑斑，并会在生成的数天、数周或数月内消失，对于这些，数个世纪以来的天文学家都一一记录了下来。

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It allows everything else to fade away, leaving only you and whatever you're dealing with right now.

它使得其它的一切都暂时消逝，只留下你和你正在处理的东西。

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I'm looking forward to this moment, it will be a moment of celebration, celebration of my life that will never fade away! No sorrow, only triumph!

我期待着这一时刻的到来，那将是一个庆典时刻，庆祝我那永不消逝的生命！没有哀乐，只有凯歌！

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Mr Blair and his acolytes have seen various opportunities for New Labour to make its mark on history appear, only to fade away.

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