After about 20 minutes, the skirmish was over.

经过约20分钟对打，这场小冲突就酱结束了。

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You play like a lame camel. I am the skirmish master.

你像一个瘸腿的骆驼一样，我才是战斗的大师。

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The skirmish was not the first of its kind, nor will it be the last.

这样的小摩檫不是头一次，也不会是最后一次。

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A U.S.announcement Tuesday that special envoy Stephen Bosworth will visit Pyongyang before the end of the year nearly coincided with reports of the naval skirmish, the first of its kind in several years.

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The skirmish is the latest in the Catalans' long war to defend their language.

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Mr Watson, who was not on board, claims the skirmish happened in international waters, making it an act of piracy.

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What that means, though, is if the skirmish intensifies or if other entities become involved, gold prices could rise, Pavilonis said.

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