They were told they had five minutes to complete it but were interrupted after two minutes and told harshly to carry out the arithmetic more quickly.

他们/她们被告知需要五分钟来完成这个任务，但是在做到两分钟的时候却被打断，并被严厉地告知要更加快速地完成这个算术任务。

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RESEARCH out this week suggests two in five people in the UK reach breaking point after queuing for only two minutes.

本周的一项调查显示五分之二的英国人排队仅两分钟即能让他们抓狂。

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Minutes earlier, the Russian capsule had backed away from the space station, carrying Nespoli and two other station residents back to Earth after a five-month stay.

在这之前的几分钟，俄国的密封舱已经从太空站脱离出来，运载着经过5个月太空生活的内斯波利和其他两名空间站的居住者，准备返回地球。

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Two hours after Apollo Thirteen went around the moon, the astronauts fired the rocket for five minutes.

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The suggestion is that the cord should not be cut until it has stopped pulsating naturally - anywhere between two and five minutes after birth.

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Etoile scored two goals in five minutes shortly after half-time to seal the win.

BBC: Etoile edge closer to semis

Within five minutes of the restart, Hearts opened up a two-goal cushion after Aguiar found the net.

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