IF the world appears to have escaped relatively unscathed by social unrest in 2009, despite suffering the worst recession since the 1930s, it might just prove the lull before the storm.

尽管遭受了自上个世纪30年代起来最严重的衰退，但全世界似乎从2009年的社会动荡中幸免于难：这只可能说明是风暴前短暂的安宁。

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Experienced great suffering people have the right to prove, create happiness and suffering belong to the same kind of ability.

经历过巨大苦难的人有权利证明，创造幸福和承受苦难属于同一种能力。

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But the police and RSPCA are powerless to act because they can't prove that the animals are suffering enough to warrant a criminal charge.

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But it is more like a confused soap opera, overcrowded with characters and suffering from the constant desire to prove itself au fait with its cool surroundings.

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However, Kevorkian claimed that the Youks would be able to help him prove that he did not intend to kill their loved one and only meant to end his suffering.

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