Heathcliff, on second thoughts, resolved to avoid a struggle against the three underlings; he seized the poker, smashed the lock from the inner door, and made his escape as they tramped in.

希刺克厉夫一转念，决定避免和这三位仆人打斗一场。他抓了把火钳，敲开里门的锁，在他们踏着大步进来时，他已逃掉了。

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There were signs at the Arab League meeting in Rabat on Wednesday that the organisation may be having second thoughts about its hasty suspension of Syria last Saturday.

有迹象显示，对于上周六匆忙暂停叙利亚成员国资格的协议，周二阿拉伯联盟在摩洛哥首都阿巴特的会议表明该组织可能正在改变主意。

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THE first sign that the Bank of Japan (BoJ) was having second thoughts appeared on Wednesday.

日本央行可能转态的传闻出现在星期三。

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But the Supreme Court dashed that idea, summarily reversing the state court's decision without even bothering to hold any hearings about it. (The alternative, it has to be said, would have seemed deeply inconsistent.) The judgment was only a paragraph long, suggesting that Democratic hopes that the court will suddenly develop second thoughts on campaign finance are not grounded in the evidence.

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But, on second thoughts, the guardsmen feel more cautious about the new defence thinking.

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But on second thoughts, the practice seemed worth a look.

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