The severity of the September quake, along a fault line previously unknown to seismologists, had been a shock.

九月的地震的严重程度以及一条之前未被地震专家发现的断层线，都让人有些措不及防。

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Serena Williams sent shock waves through the genteel world of women's tennis in September when the 27-year-old phenom erupted in rage against a U.S. Open line judge.

2009年9月，赛莲娜 威廉姆斯在参加美国女子网球公开赛时，这个27岁的网坛巨星因对边线裁判暴怒，而引起了一场轩然大波。

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Properties for sale are scarce, partly because refurbishing prime properties came to a temporary halt after the financial shock of September 2008.

待售的房产稀缺，部分因为08年9月金融海啸过后，高档房产的装修暂时陷入停滞。

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The Lehman Brothers bankruptcy on September fifteenth was a shock to the system, but not the only one.

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The 63-year-old Frenchman has had a difficult time since taking over at Villa Park in September following Martin O'Neill's shock resignation in August.

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England are expected to progress relatively comfortably from a group also featuring Ireland, USA and Kazakhstan, and it would be a major shock if they were not lining up at The Stoop to sing the national anthem on 5 September.

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