Ron, a few seconds late in realizing what was going on, lunged across the table, pushing Hermione sideways onto her bench.

罗恩几秒钟后才明白发生了什么事，隔着桌子扑过去，把赫敏推倒在她的座位上。

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However, after a few seconds Viana continued talking, and by then it was too late not to continue to listen.

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The late rally drove the Dow up about 15 points in a few seconds.

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