Thursday is the last trading day before the Christmas holiday, and volume is expected to be thin.

本周四是圣诞假期前最后一个交易日，美国股市交易量预计有所减少。

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The men were paid off just before quitting time, the last day before the holiday.

在完工之前，也即放假的前一天，发给了他们工资。

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Today is the last workday before National day is coming. The company made a lot of strict rules for the duty during the holiday. It seems that it's not easy to earn the three times salary on the duty.

今天是五一前的最后一个工作日了，公司为假日期间的值班制定了很多严格的制度。看来这三倍的薪水是不太好挣啊。

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Today in Tokyo, the last trading day before the Golden Week holiday, market participants chose to take money off the table.

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The 13 families moved on to a field in Beausale, near Kenilworth, just before the May Day Bank Holiday last year.

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The holiday of Maslyana usually falls on the last week before the 40-day long fast that precedes Easter.

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