It was a hump about 25 feet (8 metres) long, covered with rough dark-grey hide like an elephant’s back. The creature it belonged to ploughed against the current for a while, and then disappeared.

那是一个大约25英尺（8米）长的圆形突出物，背部呈黑灰色、粗糙、好似象皮，逆着水流翻搅了一阵子之后，就消失了。

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Some used the platform of the conference to push back against calls for early implementation of "exit strategies" that would reverse the current extraordinary degree of monetary stimulus.

一些人利用本次会议的平台，反对过早执行“退出战略”，即逆转当前超常的货币刺激。

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So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.

我们奋力前行，小舟逆流而上，却不断地被浪潮推回到过去。

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The reasons for the current flight into Botswana go back to Namibia's war against South African occupation.

ECONOMIST: Africa��s pointing finger