He had watched employees wind down the staircase in 1993, and he knew it took too long.

1993年，他曾目睹员工们风风火火地走下楼梯，他知道这花的时间太长了。

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The trend could simply be part of a natural and long-term cycle that pushes wind speeds both up and down over the course of many decades.

这种趋势可能仅仅是自然的一部分和长期的循环，这种循环是在每经过数十年时间，风速会快-慢的循环一次。

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A faint wind, more like a moving coolness than a stream of air, passed down the glade from time to time; so that even in my great chamber the air was being renewed all night long.

一阵阵微风，时不时的刮过这片空地，与其说是一股气流，不如说是凉意在流动；就这样，就算是在我的巨大房间里，空气也整夜都是新鲜的。

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In the long run Mr Obama would wind Fannie and Freddie down, and has suggested replacements including a federal guarantee to be activated during crises or federal reinsurance sold as a backstop to private insurers.

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Most of all, there is nothing as satisfying as those moments where you step out on a dark night, the wind blowing, the rain beating down, with a long journey ahead - and decide to catch the Tube instead.

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