Many critics had called 2008 a 'weak year', especially in contrast with 2007's crop of highly successful, but also critically acclaimed, movies such as No Country For Old Men.

很多影评人称2008年为“疲软之年”，尤其是与2007年相比，因为2007年有多部票房成功、评价也高的电影，如《老无所依》。

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Horseshoe crabs kept in the dark continuously for a year were found to maintain a persistent rhythm of brain activity that similarly adapts their eyes on a daily schedule for bright or for weak light.

人们发现，连续一年被关在黑暗的环境中的鲎仍然可以保持稳定的大脑活动节奏，这种稳定的节奏也使得它们的眼睛适应每日或明或暗的光线。

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Hindered by higher taxes and weak demand for its exports, Mexico's economy is seen only partially recovering this year.

由于高税收和出口需求疲软的阻碍，墨西哥经济今年看来只会部分复苏。

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But the American economy is weak, and twenty-ten is an election year.

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But he said the labor market could remain weak through next year.

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Kim Bayley, director of the ERA, blamed the slump on a weak year with few blockbuster hits.

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The cereal index, which hit its highest level since 2008, was the focus of the report, as the FAO estimated that a tightening market on the back of a weak year for cereal production in 2010 will put additional pressure on prices.

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For all of 2012, Fiesta sold 17 percent fewer units than a year earlier, sliding to under 57, 000 sales overall (though in December they rose by more than 50 percent versus a weak year-earlier month, and ticked up by more than 20 percent last month).

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