Once or twice under the foothills I glimpsed the mound of a kurgan broken open like the lips of a volcano? The burial-place of a tribal chief perhaps or the milestone of some lost nomad advance.

在山麓小丘之下，我瞥见了一两个坟头，坟头已经裂开，样子与火山口相仿——也许，它是部落首领的埋葬之地，或者就是某个迷失的游牧开拓者的一座里程碑。

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Once or twice under the foothills I glimpsed the mound of a kurgan, broken open like the lips of a volcano – the burial-place of a tribal chief, perhaps, or the milestone of some lost nomad advance.

在山麓小丘之下，我瞥见了一两个坟头，坟头已经裂开，样子与火山口相仿——也许，它是部落首领的埋葬之地，或者就是某个迷失的游牧开拓者的一座里程碑。

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Under these circumstances, many drivers would just honk once or twice, wait a minute, then drive away.

一般在这种情况下，很多司机会按那么一两下喇叭，等一小会儿，然后就离开了。

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They found that women who gave birth after age 40 were nearly twice as likely to have a child with autism as a woman under 25.

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And as governments invest heavily in economic stimulus plans, their deficits are expected to soar to about 7.5 percent of gross domestic product - more than twice the limit allowed under EU rules.

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Mr Howard argues that the 300, 000 people without health insurance who are treated privately pay twice under the current system.

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The 13.1-mile (21.1km) route started and finish in Anchor Road and takes runners on a harbourside route, which also passes twice under Brunel's Clifton Suspension Bridge.

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Basically the economy loses twice under such a scenario.

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