Survivors said they had almost no warning that the 10-foot wall of water was bearing down on them, despite the laying of a sophisticated network of alarm buoys off the Sumatran coast.

幸存者称，他们毫无预感会有10英尺高的海水排山倒海而来，尽管苏门答腊海岸配有精良的预警系统。

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Ministers admitted on Friday that they had received the letter warning of a repeat of the Victoria Climbié tragedy, but insisted they followed the correct procedures by passing it on.

周五，部长们承认他们收到了这封警告维多利亚·克里比悲剧要重演了的信，但是坚持说他们按照正确的程序把此事传给其他人办理。

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Then they saw that his head had been replaced with a bull's head, as a warning of the dangers greed and wickedness can cause.

然后他们看到他的头变成了牛头，那是一个警示，提醒人们贪婪和邪恶带来的危险。

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As for Slovakia, England have already had the early warning of a very difficult game out there, when they had to fight back from a goal down to earn what was ultimately a deserved 2-1 victory.

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Council workers had visited townships warning people that they risked a fine if they failed to take part.

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They had a "cordial and constructive" conversation marked by a "common deep concern about the perpetual warning of the Shoah (Holocaust) for humanity", a joint statement said.

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