I looked at my husband in shock, waiting for him to tell me that I had misunderstood everything. But he only shook his head.

我震惊地望着丈夫，期待他告诉我，这一切都是我的误解。但他只是摇了摇头。

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Bill: I understand this may come as a shock, but Head Office are confident that you will do fine in Alaska.

比尔：我知道这个决定对你来说过于突然，但是总部坚定地认为你会在阿拉斯加有一番作为。

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Objective To study the effects of extracorporeal shock wave therapy on avascular necrosis of the femoral head.

目的研究体外冲击波治疗对家兔股骨头修复的作用。

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Among the future possibilities: bridges that won't buckle under severe seismic stress, a new generation of Frank Gehry-inspired forms of improbably twisted steel, car frames that can absorb the shock of head-on collisions and, yes, knives that may never need sharpening.

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"It's been in the pouch for a little while now and we've been able to see it wriggling around, but when it popped its head out for the first time we got a bit of a shock - we didn't really expect it to be an albino, " said Ms Simmons.

BBC: Rare albino wallaby born at Linton Zoo

Meanwhile, thanks largely to the economic shock of 2008-09, population decline is actually accelerating in most of Eastern Europe, as many people head to the old EU countries in search of more promising opportunities.

FORBES: Russia's Population Decline in Regional Perspective