When the teacher asked why she did so, Lan said if her house could fly, it wouldn't fall down in an earthquake.

老师问到她为什么这样做时，兰说如果她的房子会飞，地震时就不会倒塌了。

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I like the house, but there’s a fly in the ointment: I have to commute so far to work.

我喜欢那套房子，但美中不足的是离上班的地方太远。

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Women would all be supermodels, yet they would miraculously find the time to fly home every evening, make him a feast for dinner, put the washing in, and clean the house.

女人都会是超级名模，然而令人惊奇地，她们会挤出时间飞驰回家为他准备丰盛的晚餐，花时间清晰浸过的衣服，还打扫屋子。

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But even if it passes muster, there's no guarantee that it would fly in the House or with the Bush administration.

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As reported in the Daily Mail, Choudary, who has declared, "the flag of Islam will fly over the White House, " has announced that he will lead his protest in front of the White House on March 3rd.

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After Atlantis touches down in Florida, it is unlikely to fly again - the White House wants to discontinue the entire shuttle programme.

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