Having predicted in 1909 that he would "go out" with Halley's comet21 -which appeared in the year of his birth-he died the day after the comet's closest approach to Earth.

他曾在1909年预言自己会和哈雷彗星一起“离去”——这颗彗星曾在他出生那年出现过——在彗星达到其最接近地球点的第二天，马克·吐温去世了。

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But in the bicentennial year of Darwin's birth Mr Dawkins fills a gap in his oeuvre by setting out the evidence that the “theory” of evolution is a fact—“as incontrovertible a fact as any in science”.

这些著作都是从进化论开始，但是在达尔文诞辰两百周年的时候，道金斯在他的著作中举出证据弥补了进化论一些空缺：进化论的原理的确是事实，在科学界不容争议的事实。

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A year after his celebrated birth at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, D.C., panda cub Tai Shan appears on the cover of National Geographic with mother Mei Xiang.

熊猫宝宝泰山在华盛顿特区的史密斯国家动物园庆祝过一岁生日后，第二年就和妈妈美香登上了国家地理杂志封面。

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In the centenary year of his birth, several are devoted to one of the most accomplished Scottish painters of the century, William Gillies.

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Sir William was one of the most prominent 19th Century sculptors and the theft comes in the 150th anniversary year of his birth.

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Wearing an elegant suit and a red cap with his year of birth, Mr Mugabe waved to the crowds, flanked by his wife and two children.

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