The start of a new year is a good time to reflect on the many achievements of the past.

新年伊始正是回顾过去许多成绩的好时候。

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I had a really tough time learning English in the first year of high school.

高一那年，我曾经有过一段刻苦学习英语的艰难时期。

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Some people think the festival is the happiest time of a year, even better than the Spring Festival, because food gives people a sense of safety and hope.

有些人认为这个节日是一年中最欢乐的时候，甚至比春节还要快乐，因为食物给人们带来了安全感和希望。

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But any time of year, visitors to the nation's capital can see a number of memorials that honor members of the armed forces.

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That's a simple thing and it's so very different depending on the time of a year when you do it.

这很简单，而你所看到的,也根据季节的不同而有所变化。

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Each year it's dramatized by the cycle of the seasons, And at a certain time of the year it seems that The forces of darkness and chaos are prevailing but each spring, Once again, cosmic order and life return.

每年这冲突都由季节的轮回戏剧性地体现出来，仿佛是每年都有一个时期,弥散着黑暗和混乱的势力，可是每当春天来临，宇庙的秩序又恢复了。

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The diplomat had been a member of the club for about a year at the time of the alleged assaults.

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That is because the tradition of setting off firecrackers during this time of the year causes a large amount of noise, air and ground pollution.

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On another occasion, shortly before Christmas, the busiest time of the year, a burglar broke in during the night, smashed display cabinets and stole thousands of dollars' worth of jewelry.

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