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瑞典学院周四在斯德哥尔摩公布了这一奖金为1,000万瑞典克朗（140万美元）的奖项，说选择这位80岁的作家是因为“他通过凝练透彻的意象为我们提供了通向现实的新途径”。

Swedish Academy in Stockholm announced the award with a price of 10 million Swedish kronor ($1.4 million US dollar) to the eighty-year old writer, who won the award due to his concise and thorough expression by providing us a new way to the reality.

背景：

瑞典诗人特朗斯特罗姆（Tomas Transtromer）获得2011年诺贝尔文学奖

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美国经济9月份净增加10.3万个工作岗位，但是失业率仍然处在9.1%的高位。

The September US economic data shows a net increase of 10.3 million jobs, while the unemployment rate still remains high of 9.1 percent.