He is a distant relation of mine.

他是我的远房亲戚。

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I have a distant relation in America.

我在美国有个远亲。

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She was a distant relation of my wife.

她是我老婆的远房亲戚。

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In other words, they probably bear a distant relation to the semiotics of the stoplight, and that's probably why red was chosen for ambulances and police cars: because they put into your head the notion of "stop."

这很可能是源自于,红灯在一些语义中表示停止的意思，它被应用在了救护车和警车上：,因为他们带有警告的意味“

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They are Contemporary Man, a distant relation to Renaissance Man: living by their wits and off their imaginations.

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The documents also referred to Giaka's apparent opposition to the Gadaffi regime in Libya and stated he was a distant relation of King Idris, who was deposed by Colonel Gadaffi in a military coup in 1969.

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The material also referred to Giaka's apparent opposition to the Gadaffi regime in Libya and stated he was a distant relation of King Idris, who was deposed by Colonel Gadaffi in a military coup in 1969.

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