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As the battle for control of ABN AMRO, a Dutch bank, took new twists, Alcoa, an American aluminium giant, launched a hostile bid for Alcan, a Canadian rival.
当荷兰银行控制权之争迎来新转折的时候，美国铝业巨头美铝亚洲为它的竞争对手加拿大铝业集团抛出了恶意收购的投标。
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Some Canadian views hang on the walls-green forest AND blue water scenery-AND in the midst of them blazes a night eruption of vesuvius
墙上挂着一些加拿大的风景画--苍翠的树林湛蓝的海景--在这些风景画中间，有一幅维苏戚火山爆发的夜景。
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Should US courts follow the canadian (AND Massachusetts) lead AND declare marriage between people of the same sex a right?
美国的法院是不是要像加拿大(以及马萨诸塞州)那样带头宣称同性间的婚姻拥有权利？
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Alcoa says it could raise its hostile $28.6 billion offer for Alcan if warranted, but the Canadian aluminium maker has rebuffed requests for talks, a regulatory filing showed on Tuesday.
美国铝业称，如果需要的话其可能提高对加拿大铝业286亿美元的敌意收购报价，但从调查文件来看，加铝已经拒绝了美铝进行商谈的要求。
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The bid represents a 32.8 per cent premium to Alcoa's cash and shares offer and is 65 per cent above the Canadian group's record closing price in May before the Alcoa bid was made.
该报价较美国铝业提出的现金加股票出价高出32.8％，较今年5月份美国铝业出价收购前加拿大铝业的最高收盘价高出65％。
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Atlantic Provinces: the eastern Canadian provinces of New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland.
宾大西洋诸省:加拿大东部省份,新不伦瑞克,爱德华太子岛,新斯科舍和纽芬兰。
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Although it was still August, the Canadian wilderness lay cold and lonely in the weak light of the afternoon sun
虽然这还是八月份，加拿大的荒原在下午淡弱的阳光下显得凄凉孤寂。
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In the diving competition held before the opening ceremony, Canadian and Australian divers each snatched one gold medal
在开幕式前先期举行的跳水比赛中，加拿大和澳大利亚选手各获一枚金牌。
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I am an AMI Montessori Teacher qualified by the Association Montessori International, with a Canadian Early Childhood Educator (ECE) certification.
我是一名由国际蒙特梭利协会授予的合格的蒙特梭利教师，并同时具备加拿大早期教育证书的教育工作者。
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The Bosnian conflict was a war that had no favourites: Peter Brysky, a 27-year-old Canadian freelance photographer, was luckless, killed by a mortar
波斯尼亚冲突是一场没有获胜者的战争。27岁的彼得·布里斯基是加拿大的自由摄影师，他时运不佳，被迫击炮击中身亡。
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