"This is the second time since 1985 that the water level went up too fast, " said Phan Trietn in Quang Binh province.

“水位上涨得太快，自一九八五年以来这是第二次，”广平省人藩切（音）说。

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A gifted illustrator, Phan passed the makeup demo test with flying colors, but was ultimately deemed unfit for the position due to a lack of previous experience.

作为一名很有天赋的说明者，潘以出色成绩通过了化妆演示测试，但最终由于没有相关工作经验而被认为不适合这个岗位。

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Phan says when shoppers see empty storefronts, it reminds them how tough the economic environment is and they feel less inclined to buy.

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The space next to Paul Phan's has been vacant for three years.

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Paul Phan says if he can make it through the first two quarters of 2010 he might be able to survive through some of the hardest times retailers have ever faced.

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Huang Phan of the BBC's Vietnamese Service describes its impact.

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"I don't think there is any other composer who set the English language better to music, " says tenor Nicholas Phan, who has recorded two albums of Britten, and will perform in the "War Requiem" next November with Marin Alsop and the Baltimore Symphony.

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Thuan Phan, who spends about half the year as a sales engineer, points out that the advantage in space and cost goes to small earphones that block noise by sealing off the ear canal.

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