LONDON - Smallpox, one of the world's deadliest diseases, eradicated three decades ago, is kept alive under tight security today in just two places - the United States and Russia.

伦敦——天花曾是世上最令人闻风丧胆的致命疾病之一，但这种疾病已在30年前被根除。如今，在严密的安全控制下，天花仍还在两个地方“活跃”——美国和俄罗斯。

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Here we are keeping history alive and present and not simply sweeping it under the carpet.

谨以此举，希冀保持历史的鲜活，而不是任其堙没在历史的黄沙之下。

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Lee Chin-lung, the police chief at the Cishan rescue base, said it was almost impossible to estimate how many people might still be in Hsiao-lin, either alive or dead under the rubble.

旗山救援基地的警长李英龙(音)说，几乎不可能评估还有多少人在小林村里，无论是活着的还是在碎石下已经死了的。

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And as the country gears up for one of the toughest-fought elections to date under new stringent rules, it is clear that money politics is alive and well in Thailand.

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From Italy to Japan there is a host of evidence that state-controlled banks come under pressure to direct loans to favoured constituencies and to keep uncompetitive companies alive with subsidised credit (see article).

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