与此同时，一些想在金融、咨询或其他在当前危机中受创颇深的领域中求职的毕业生去年秋天已经收到了招工单位发出的接收函，而当时美国经济前景看上去还不那么糟糕。

Meanwhile, some seniors headed for careers in finance, consulting and other hard-hit sectors locked in offers from employers last fall, when the outlook for the U. S. economy was less gloomy.

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Just last fall there were some events in the world celebrating the bicentennial of Dalton's scientific achievements.

就在去年秋天，世界上还有一些活动,庆祝达尔顿科学成就,的二百年纪念日。

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