On account of the many tributes paid to mothers from the time of Eve, one might think the subject exhausted.

从夏娃时代起，对母亲就有无数的赞美。 有人可能认为母亲这个话题已经太泛滥了。

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On Christmas Eve in 1994, humans entered a cave in the mountains of southeastern France for what was probably the first time in 20,000 years.

1994年圣诞前夜，人类进入了法国东南部山区的一个洞穴，这可能是2万年来的第一次。

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Engineers say the closure of the Ignalina plant in the town of Visaginas happened on New Year's Eve shortly before midnight local time.

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If Mr Bossi were to carry out his threat and withdraw support, Italy could find itself once more without a government - this time on the eve of the EU presidency, which Italy will assume from 1 July.

BBC: Bossi rocks Italian Government

Last year at this time we were still anticipating details on the Galaxy S III, but this time around Samsung is on the eve of its worldwide launch for the Galaxy S 4, which should push sales even higher.

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At the same time post-war baby boomers are on the eve of retirement: the number of people aged 65 or over is expected to rise by 40m.

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