Though he did not say when it would reach that mark, the prediction was not greeted with the skepticism that had met his previous boasts of fast growth.

尽管他没说何时将到达这一数字，但这一预测并未像其在先前自夸快速增长时那般遭到质疑。

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Though it was said at first that the results would not be disclosed, Mr Zuma told his audience that his sample, like three previous ones, had “registered a negative outcome for the HI virus”.

尽管在最初声明中说测试结果将不会见诸报端，但是祖马先生告诉他的观众他的样品检测结果和先前的三个一样，“对HIV检测显示结果为阴性”。

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His previous pre-election work, “Testimony”, sold well and was his fifth title, even though he was then cultivating a blokeish, football-playing image, not that of a man of letters.

他在参加竞选前出版的第5本书《见证》销量可观，尽管那时他所塑造的形象是一个典型的足球小子，而非文人。

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He's winless in three starts this season, though in his previous outing he held Boston to two runs in 6 1-3 innings of a 3-1 loss.

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Given the proliferation of biographical and critical studies of Kipling in recent years, it is hardly surprising that some of his points have been made by previous writers, though it is no dishonour that his analysis here is close to George Orwell's.

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The songs are more upbeat and more produced than his previous work, though his homey narratives and disarming gallows humor are as present as ever.

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