Thousands of passengers were left stranded and one planeload of unfortunates spent eight hours sitting on the tarmac, with precious little food or drink to sustain them.

成千上万的乘客被滞留，一架飞机上的所有乘客不幸的在停机坪上呆了8小时，食物和水的提供少得可怜。

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It is a bad memory that turned into a good one as it reminded us of how precious little Rowan is to us.

这个糟糕的记忆之所以变得美好是因为它提醒了我，小罗温对我们来说是如此珍贵。

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Let me tell you, I am -- like that precious little one right there -- many precious little ones. (Applause.) I am so thrilled to be here, and I am thrilled that I will be coming back here to North Carolina next month for our convention.

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One reason is that they have precious little choice, though this has only really come home to them since Mr Lafontaine's exit.

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