But at a very high price.

但是代价非常高昂。

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I certainly learned my lesson, but at a very high price.

我的确学到了教训，但是付出了很大的代价。

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The traditional office work environment and tools are still around, but at a very rapid pace, they’re being supplanted by newer and better tools, newer and better ways of working.

传统的办公室工作环境和工具还在，但它们正飞快的被更新更好的工具和工作方式取代。

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But today at the shelter, there is one very little dog with a big job ahead of her.

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Through this process he becomes addicted to alcohol at a very young age, but at the same time he learns something about language.

因此，他在培养出酒瘾的同时，练就了驾驭语言的一些能力。

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We are really just at the very beginning of open course ware, but it's a very exciting time and I look forward to seeing you in class and seeing you in class we'll talk more about this.

我们仅仅在开放课程网站的起步阶段,但这是个令人振奋的时刻,我期待在课堂上看到你,并且在课堂上与你讨论这些问题。

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The tenge had remained relatively stable over the past few months, but at a very high cost.

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The end result is a chaotic society where everything happens behind closed doors but at a very heavy price to Muslim society and interpersonal relationships.

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There can and should be a debate about what the scope of the Indian state should be, but at a very minimum, most sensible people can agree that any state must be able to do at least four things: raise revenues, adjudicate disputes, uphold law and order, and provide public goods.

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