It's now a "global village" where countries are only seconds away by fax or phone or satellite link.

现在它是一个“地球村”，通过传真、电话或卫星连接，国家之间只有几秒钟的距离。

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A freight train was just seconds away, and June Griffith couldn't move.

一辆货运列车正从不远处开来，琼·格里菲斯却动弹不得。

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The dents reportedly visible on the British sub show the boats were no more than a couple of seconds away from total catastrophe.

据报道那些船体上的凹痕清晰明了，可以表明整个大灾难并不会只有短短几十秒钟那么简单。

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After a few seconds, when the X-15 was safely away, the pilot started its rocket engine.

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Just about seven seconds away from where he was singing was another African giant, Youssou N'Dour.

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Standard headlights barely cover the length of a football field, so that at 85kph, the most distant point visible is less than six seconds away.

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Cancellara has increased his overall advantage to 33 seconds from Team Columbia's Tony Martin, with Armstrong a further seven seconds away in third position and Contador down to fourth place -- 59 seconds adrift of Cancellara.

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