Consider that nearly two-thirds of students will experience the "ninth-grade shock," which refers to a dramatic drop in a student's academic performance.

考虑到近三分之二的学生都将经历“九年级冲击，即学生的学习成绩急剧下降。

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For him it proved to be a shock nearly as great as falling in love to discover that he could enjoy himself so much alone.

发现自已独自一人也能如此的幸福，他感觉像坠入爱河那般震惊。

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By 2010, mass shootings in America had nearly lost their capacity to shock.

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Pope Benedict XVI's shock resignation - the first by a pope in nearly 600 years - takes effect on Thursday.

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Laimbeer, the former Detroit Shock coach entering his first season in New York after nearly four years out of the league, started addressing that weakness by signing veteran forward Cheryl Ford last month.

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