"We understand the environment, but these days, in all the gloom and doom of the news, we want to have people take notice and realize that they need to have some fun," she said.

她说：“我们了解目前的境况，但这些日子以来，到处都是低沉沮丧的消息，所以我们想引起人们的注意，并想让他们意识到需要出去找点乐子了。”

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All in all, we're proud of the change we've brought to Washington in these first hundred days but we've got a lot of work left to do, as all of you know.

总之，我们自豪的是这第一个百日里我们带给华盛顿的变化，但你们大家也知道，还有很多工作有待我们去做。

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These measures look quite dramatic and have made Mexico City a very quiet place these days, but they are all prudent precautions until we know more about the virus.

这些措施看起来相当有力度，以致墨西哥城近日来变成了一个宁静的地方，但是在我们对该病毒掌握更多情况之前，这些都是谨慎的预防措施。

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But these days, with music production software, digital video and social networks all easily available, folk artists really can bring the world together.

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Never mind length, getting new work seen by audiences is all but impossible these days.

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But these days, almost all the established bands in the region are composed of trained musicians.

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It would be hard to tell when reading what passes for market commentary these days, but all trades by definition balance.

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