Actually you can balance an egg on its end any day of the year. Have a try for fun.

事实上，这一年里的任何一天，你都可以把鸡蛋直立起来。尝试一下吧，很有趣的。

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More importantly, the damage to its balance sheet from troubled assets may have peaked by the end of the year.

更重要的是，资产负债表上不良资产造成的损失到年末可能就是最高值了。

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It is said that if you can balance a raw egg on its end at exactly noon on the day, the rest of the year will be lucky.

传说在端午节当天正午，如能把生鸡蛋立起来，会给下半年带来好运。

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