例句
	
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			If he starts talking about another job, that means he wants a rise in pay.
			如果他开始考虑另找工作, 那就意味着他想加薪。
			
		
 
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			These truths were by no means self-evident when Galileo first suggested them.
			伽里略首次提出这些真理时决非显而易见。
			
		
 
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			When the Labour party candidate didn’t win the election, he cried foul and demanded a recount.
			工党候选人没有赢得选举,他声称有舞弊行为,要求重新计票。
			
		
 
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			She played left-handed to give her opponent a fair chance.
			她用左手进行比赛以给对手一个较大的机会。
			
		
 
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			When everything is running smoothly, why must he step in and foul thing up?
			一切正在顺利进行时, 为什么他一定要插进去把事情弄糟呢?
			
		
 
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			The two lovers pledged to stick by each other in fair weather or foul.
			两个情人立下海誓山盟, 风风雨雨, 永不变心。
			
		
 
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			They tried every means to hold down the workers on strike.
			他们采取一切手段镇压罢工工人。
			
		
 
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			A piston links to a drive shaft by means of a connecting rod.
			活塞通过连杆与驱动轴相连。
			
		
 
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			‘How will you get the money?’ ‘Don’t worry, there are ways and means.’
			“你怎么筹到这些钱?”“别担心,我自有办法。”
			
		
 
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			He let himself down slowly by means of a rope.
			他用一条绳子滑下来。