It's a pain having to go all that way for just one meeting.

就为了见一次面，要跑那么远的路，真烦死人了。

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Whether it's in the hands of animated polar bears or Santa Claus, there's one thing you'll find in nearly all ads for Coca-Cola: the characteristic glass bottle.

无论是在动画片中北极熊的手里，还是在圣诞老人的手里，几乎所有可口可乐的广告里都有一样东西：标志性的玻璃瓶。

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One of the debated cures for this labor shortage remains as implausible as it's been all along: Native workers won't be returning to the farm.

而针对劳动力短缺的一个有争议的解决方法仍然像以往一样天方夜谭，毕竟美国本土工人不会回到农场工作。

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"Agriculture,the military, the business community,industry, and service jobs all take about so it's really good for us because if one sector is a little bit slow or has a downturn, the other sectors can pull it out."

VOA: standard.2010.08.10

While the internet and social networking sites are helping people connect with each other and breaking social barriers inside Iran, it's also giving Iranians all over the world a connection with one another, and support for each other even from thousands of miles away.

VOA: standard.2010.06.15

"I accept it is a challenge obviously, it's a challenge for all of us - it's one that I hope is being addressed in its own way in conversation with the various interests involved, " Bishop Gerard Clifford said.

BBC: Catholic bishops in call over academic selection

That's just one thing to be thankful for, it's all time for our weekly visit from the econonaut.

NPR: Wall Street Woes: Who Gets A Bailout?

Even in women's tennis, a sport so often dominated by one superior star, it's rare for a player to win all four Grand Slam titles in her career.

WSJ: French Open 2012: Maria Sharapova's Time to Shine