In the past year, the pajama-clad men and womenofthestreet have gone from a ubiquitous sight to a rare novelty.
在过去的一年中,原来在街上到处可见的穿睡衣的男女已经变得很罕见了。
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Having risen before dawn to join the daily ritual of Tak Bat, when thewomenof this ancient town in Laos give rice to Buddhist monks as they file along thestreet, I am wilting, too.
A small group of workers, on their way from the institute to the bus stop across thestreet, passed the pair of men; two women looked back at them and then talked in whispers to the group.