But there are shining stars, which have been doing well and increasingly better over the past decade.

但是也有一些闪亮的明星，就是那些在过去十年一直做得很好，并且不断完善的国家。

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For the past three years, the vast cap of shining-white ice covering the Arctic has melted away in summer to an area that would have been unbelievable just a decade ago.

过去三年内，在北极地区白皑皑冰盖已经在夏季大量地消减。

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Friendship in my past life is like a beacon, shining into my soul, that I had a little bit of the survival of brilliance.

友情在我过去的生活里就像一盏明灯，照彻了我的灵魂，使我的生存有了一点点的光彩。

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Above all, the past few days have been a shining example of how Americans open our homes and our hearts to those in need and pull together in tough times to help our fellow citizens prepare for and respond to, as well as recover from, extraordinary challenges, whether natural disasters or economic difficulties.

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