Ruth Orkin was in Florence in the early 1950s when she met Jinx Allen, whom she asked to be the subject of a picture Ms. Orkin wanted to submit to the Herald Tribune.

1950年早期，露丝·奥克金在佛罗伦萨遇见珍斯·艾伦时，奥克金想以她来为主角拍一张照片，呈送给《论坛报》。

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The Brazilians at last overcame their jinx in the semi-final, when they beat the Netherlands in a penalty shoot-out after a suspenseful 1-1 draw.

不过在半决赛中，巴西人终于战胜了宿命，他们在120分钟内1 - 1和荷兰战成平手，但在点球决战中笑到了最后。

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There must be a jinx on this house. Everything's always in a mess.

这房子一定招了鬼了，什么事都一团糟。

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Although it is no longer true that a candidate must win New Hampshire to become president -- Bill Clinton broke that jinx in 1992 -- a poor showing here still appears almost certain to snuff out the chances of a presidential candidate.

CNN: New Hampshire voters head to the polls

His injury jinx began on England's last visit to Australia in 2002 when he ruptured a cruciate ligament in his right knee while fielding against Australia at Brisbane and was sidelined for 15 months.

BBC: SPORT | Cricket | England | Jones hopeful of return for Ashes

And in the 2009-10 campaign, Arsenal was locked in a three-way battle for the Premier League title and had a real chance of advancing past Barcelona in the Champions League before the jinx struck.

WSJ: Arsenal Back in Its Sticky Patch Again