The two teams paid the price for FIFA’s resistance to upgrade its officiating at this World Cup when they were eliminated in the round of 16 after obvious mistakes by the referees.

国际足联在世界杯期间未能很好地履行职务，拒绝更新规则，使得英格兰和墨西哥两支球队沦为牺牲品，两队在淘汰赛阶段均被明显误判，止步16强。

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A wagon driver was paid his wages today. He wore a ribbon belt round his waist.

一名运货马车夫今天拿到了他的工资，他在腰间系了一根丝带，并把他的皮夹放在带中。

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Had Kwame Brown been drafted in the second round, and paid that kind of money throughout his career, who on earth would be worked up about his performance this year?

要是布朗是第二轮被选中，在他生涯支付那样的年薪，今年究竟还有谁还会对他的表现如此反应剧烈呢？

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Clever diplomats are paid to find ways round such obstacles but it will take ingenuity of an untried sort to navigate the minefield between today's world and one of very low nuclear numbers or none.

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The Bolton fighter's fast hands and greater reach paid dividends from the opening round as he landed the cleaner shots.

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To bolster the point, we all know first round picks get paid more, with greater bargaining power and terms than the other picks.

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