Several studies have documented a "summer slide" in reading skills once school lets out each spring.

几项研究证明了一旦学校放松了每年春季的阅读技能就会出现“暑假滑坡”。

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Listening to the modern Britpop group Elbow is like watching raindrops slide down Windows during summer rain showers; mesmerizing, somber, gloomy but relaxing.

聆听“肘”乐队演绎的现代英伦摇滚音乐，就仿佛在夏日倾盆大雨中静观雨点沿窗户滑落，那份忧郁让人沉迷，却又酣畅淋漓。

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She was swimming in the Rock River near Dixon, Illinois, one warm summer day in 1931, when she failed to notice another swimmer barreling down the water slide.

1931年夏季的一天，她在迪克森镇岩石河游泳。她没有注意到，另外一个游泳者从滑水道上迅速冲下来。

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With the Supreme Court letting broadcasters slide this summer for alleged content violations from years past, the reins may be loosening on what networks can get away with.

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There was some delay before industrial metals extended their slide after the summer drop in equities, Lewis said.

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The briefing helped revive the price of shares in the support services sector, which has come under particular pressure during this summer's stock market slide.

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