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1.The bridge, spanning an industrial area, crumbled sending vehicles plummeting nearly 150 feet.

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Travellers get from one side to the other by walking across a footbridge that spans a little stream.
旅游者通过一座横跨小溪的人行桥从一边走到另一边。

2.A grand jury report on the sexual abuse of children by clergy in 6 Pennsylvania Roman Catholic dioceses identified more than 1000 victims abused by more than 300 priests over a period of decades.

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The diocese does not deny the copying, but says he probably did not know of the reassignment.
主教教区没有否认那个记录但是表示它或许对于重新任职一无所知。