In short, a dust-covered copy of War and Peace alone isn't going to influence anyone's grades; what counts is parents' education levels, as well as their genes.

简而言之，单单一本沾满灰尘的《战争与和平》不会影响任何人的成绩；更重要的是父母的教育水平，以及他们的基因。

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"Maybe it will blow away the dust," he said hopefully. He added, "Well, maybe that's not so effective, but at least I feel better psychologically."

“也许这样可以吹走灰尘，”他满怀希望的说到，“唉，其实没用，但是至少心里面感觉踏实多了。”

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In the well known Pleiades star cluster, starlight is slowly destroying this wandering cloud of gas and dust.

在著名的昴宿星团里，星光正缓慢地摧毁这些游荡的气体和尘埃的云团。

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There is no hint of brick-dust whatsoever beneath Ash's well-shaped finger nails.

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When the dust settled, two well-known expatriate business leaders attending the CastleAsia breakfast were dead: Timothy Mackay, a New Zealander who headed Swiss cement maker Holcim Ltd.

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Griffith leaves co-stars Neal and Walter Matthau (in the role of Ineffectual Well-Intentioned Liberal) in the dust.

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