The evening started badly when the speaker failed to turn up.

那天晚上的活动一开始挺糟糕，因为演讲者没有来。

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The hotel feeds its guests three times a day, and that started to become a problem by Friday evening, with lots of visitors lining up for the buffet.

饭店每天供应三餐，不过到周五晚上这已经成了问题了，很多住客要排队等着吃饭。

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After 14 months of repairs, the giant machine was restarted on Friday evening and the first beam started circulating in a clockwise direction around the tunnel about 10pm.

经过14个月的修理，这台巨型机器于周五晚上重新启动，晚上10点左右，第一束粒子波开始沿顺时针方向在隧道内环行。

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"Avatar" was directed by Bigelow's ex-husband, James Cameron, and both films started the evening with nine nominations.

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Our last night here and the evening started with a sombre and moving memorial ceremony for the two soldiers killed near here in the past week.

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The evening started with anticipation as revelers gathered along Long Island's north shore to watch the annual fireworks sponsored by the Dolan family, which owns Cablevision.

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The evening started well enough for the home side, who almost took the lead when former Hornets striker Heidar Helguson forced a one-handed save from the highly-rated Scott Loach with a crisp strike from 14 yards.

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