Even if the recovery is under way, it may be some time before the official number crunchers confirm it.

即便经济已经开始复苏，仍要过一段时间官方统计数字才能确认这一点。

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What's more, reconstructions might be the only way to know what treasures looked like before time wore them down.

另外，重建可能是唯一能够了解珍宝在受时间侵蚀之前的模样的方法。

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Work that goes into a trip is, in fact, made up of 80% of the time spent before leaving, and the remaining 20% once on your way.

事实上，涉及一次旅行所做的准备工作，占据了出发前80%的时间，剩下的20%才是旅途中所花费的时间。

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Like La Olas, my Cubano was brought to the plancha (grill-like press) before making its way to the table, though this time the end result was less compact.

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Each time, I'm impressed when I notice some small way the experience is smoother and better than it was the time before.

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Celtic made it 3-0 before half-time when Moravcik teased his way past Thomas Solberg before crashing the ball into the roof of the net with Leighton powerless.

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