They come in two types, long and short, with the former the most common and thought to be caused by the core-collapse of a supernova.

伽马射线爆有长时间的和短时间的两种，其中据信由超新星核的坍塌引起的长时间伽马射线爆是最常见的。

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The only difference between Figures 2 and 3 is that in the former the classes are treated as standard design pattern components, whereas in the latter they are treated as web service components.

图 2 和 3 之间的惟一的不同之处是，前者把每一个类当作标准设计模式的组件，后者把它们当作 Web 服务组件。

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Her father was the former editor of the Saturday Review.

她的父亲是《星期六评论》的前任主编。

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An African American man named John Henry was the hero of former slaves and the people who built the railroads.

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And the Former Prophets include the books of Joshua, Judges, 1 and 2 Samuel, 1 and 2 Kings. They read as a historical narrative.

前先知书》包括《约书亚书》《士师记》,《撒母尔书1-2》《列王记1-2》它们被当作史料。

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My home country is Croatia. I was born in and raised in what used to be the former Yugoslavia,

我是克罗地亚人。我生长在从前的南斯拉夫。

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The first recipient was the former Bishop of Truro, the Right Reverend Bill Ind.

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The difference is that the former are visually presented whereas the latter is print-based.

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It is time for the financial sector to move from the former category to the latter.

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