According to the Southern Metropolis Daily newspaper, two men grabbed Xu shortly after he finished speaking and dragged him into the toilets.

据南方都市报的记者称，两名男子在徐来售书讲话完毕以后尾随其后并把他拽进了洗手间。

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He appears to have responded well, breathing normally and speaking shortly after the operation.

术后男孩看上去确实有所好转，可以正常呼吸并短暂地说话。

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He picked up the basket as if it might explode. Which, in a manner of speaking, it would shortly do.

他极不情愿的拿起篮子，就好像它会爆炸似的，说实话，它的确快爆炸了。

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(RECORDING) Speaking to reporters shortly after his release, the journalist said he now fears for his life at the hands of U.S.intelligence agents.

VOA: standard.2009.09.15

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