Bitterness is a barrier, an emotional block that keeps us from hearing God's Word.

痛苦是障碍，是导致我们领受不到神的道的情感障碍。

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Louisiana officials want to start building sand berms as barrier islands, to block oil from entering the fragile marsh ecosystems;

路易斯安那州官员希望开始建造作为屏障的沙堤来阻止石油侵入脆弱的沼泽生态系统；

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The pool resourcefully sits on the narrowest part of the block, using its height to form a barrier on the rear access and to allow a plant room to service it, and, the surrounding lawn and garden.

泳池巧妙坐落在地块的最窄部分，利用其高度形成后面通道上的屏障，允许机房来处理它以及周围的草坪和花园。

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It's not unprecedented, and there's no current threat to water supplies, but officials are prepared to start building an underwater barrier to block the denser saltwater from moving further upstream, Corps spokesman Ricky Boyett said Friday.

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Hollande and his party consider this a stumbling block but not a barrier to raising taxes.

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The Egyptian government has also ordered an underground barrier to be built along the border with Gaza, to block the tunnels.

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