In this task, given a sentence in the Lao (Laotian) language, your task is to convert it into the English language.

[EX Q]: ທັງສອງບໍລິສັດໄດ້ປະກາດການຄວບກິດຈະການເມື່ອວານນີ້ແລະກ່າວວ່າຂໍ້ຕົກລົງນີ້ຈະນຳໄປໃຊ້ໃນປາຍປີ 2010 ຕາມທີ່ຄາດການໄວ້.
[EX A]: The two announced the merger yesterday, and said that the deal, which has been expected for a long time, is to be implemented by the end of 2010.

[EX Q]: ຣໍຣີ ລາມອນເຮັດຄະແນນເທື່ອທີສອງໃນຕອນສຸດທ້າຍຂອງການແຂ່ງຂັນ ແລະ ສະກອັດແລນໄດ້ຊະນະຢ່າງສະບາຍໂດຍບໍ່ເສຍຄະແນນ.
[EX A]: Rory Lamont scored his second try towards the end of the match, and Scotland comfortably won without conceding a point.

[EX Q]: ອາກາດທີ່ໜັກໜ່ວງເຊັ່ນດຽວກັນນີ້ກໍ່ໄດ້ ມີຜົນກະທົບໃນລັດໃກ້ຄຽງ ຄືລັດ ວໍຊິງຕັນ ສະຫະລັດອາເມລິກາ.
[EX A]:
The same heavy weather has also affected nearby Washington State, USA.