But the shirt made the point. This is a local, protecting angel, whose function is to link the mining past with the future and to focus the hopes and fears of a region struggling out of decline.

但关键就是这件球衣，说明这是一位当地的守护天使，其作用在于把行将被掩埋的历史与未来相连接，使人们关注到这个地区奋斗着走出衰败的过程中的希望和恐惧。

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For as long as anyone can remember, Piedmont's character has been completely bound up with the Westvaco paper mill: its prosperous past and doubtful future.

因为只要有人还能记得，皮埃蒙特的特性就一直与维实伟克造纸厂完全绑定在一起：它繁荣的过去和不确定的未来。

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I want to tell you about the past, present and future of the human population. So let's start with a few problems.

我想告诉你们有关人口数量的过去、现在和未来。那么让我们从一些问题入手。

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Minister of Information Louise Mushikiwabo says many Rwandans struggle with the conflict between the past and the future."

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This is a local, protecting angel, whose function is to link the mining past with the future and to focus the hopes and fears of a region struggling out of decline.

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