He said the only alternative was to starve the people, and he said this could not be allowed to happen.

他说惟一的其他办法是饿那些人，但他说这种做法是不允许的。

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If industrial agriculture is to be replaced, what is a viable alternative?

如果工业化农业要被取代，那么可行的替代方案是什么呢？

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When a practical goal is involved, however, Benjimin Franklin may best be regareded as a role model in this respect and asking people for advice often turn out to be the prime alternative.

但是，当涉及实际目标时，本杰明·富兰克林可能会被视为这方面的榜样，而向人们征求意见通常被证明是最佳选择。

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Analysts say that if the Geithner plan fails to revive the financial system, there will be no alternative but short-term nationalization of distressed banks.

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Shelly Kagan So the only alternative seems to be to say that neither of us is Shelly Kagan.

所以唯一的选择是说我们都不是。

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It is--at least, it puts itself out there as a candidate to be an alternative term that one might use if one got tired of saying "irony" or "paradox."

如果“讽刺“，“悖论“一类的词,用的太多,可以用“朦胧“来替换“

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It will feature news, lifestyle, documentary, talk and debate, and it seeks to be an alternative to traditional Hispanic networks.

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It is the first operation of its kind and doctors are hopeful it could prove to be an alternative to heart transplants.

BBC: Heart pump patient 'doing well'

We maintain our view that QUAD appears to be an alternative to the market leading Atripla as opposed to a clearly superior option.

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