The bus boycott lasted for more than a year, and kicked off the civil-rights movement.
抵制公交车活动持续了一年多，并引发了一场人权运动。
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Russia did ratify Kyoto, but only because it was essentially paid off with rights to emit greenhouse gases that are worth a fortune.
俄罗斯的确批准了《京都议定书》，但只是因为这实际上能使其获得排放温室气体的权利，那能带来一笔财富。
3
A couple of months later he was further bewildered when he learned that Mr. Eastwood, who had purchased the rights to "Hereafter," was already filming off the original script.