The question "what happens when the wind doesn't blow or the sun doesn't shine?" has provided a quick put-down for skeptics.

“当风不吹或太阳不照耀时会发生什么？”这个问题一出，迅速让怀疑论者难堪不已。

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The question "what happens when the wind doesn't blow or the sun doesn't shine?" has provided a quick put-down for skeptics.

“在没有风吹日照时该怎么办？”这是怀疑论者常挂在嘴边的奚落言论。

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The mongoose’s quick reflexes help it dodge the cobra’s defensive bite, and its powerful jaws can dispatch a snake in one blow.

猫鼬快速的反应可以帮助他躲避眼镜蛇的防御性攻击，它有力的下颚能够一下子杀死一条蛇。

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Or will it go completely parabolic with some kind of quick blow-off move, perhaps the kind associated with major geopolitical events or with unexpected monetary changes?

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Yet western diplomats, in particular, were quick to declare the affair a body-blow to Mr Khatami, who has worked assiduously to improve Iran's relations with the West.

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However, their hopes of a quick purchase suffered a blow when CB Holding's parent company - Straumur-Burdaras Investment Bank - had its debt payments frozen until September 2010.

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