This clamour is simultaneously a bit odd, and revealing about the hurdles that face David Cameron's “big society”, the prime minister's push to place power in the hands of local communities.

这些喧闹有点故怪地同时出现。这也显示了大卫·卡梅伦的“大社会”所遭遇到的障碍，首相在推动把权力交到当地社区的手中。

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They might have been a secret society, meeting at odd hours in hidden nooks around the lake.

他们也许是一个秘密团体，偶尔在湖边的隐蔽处会面。

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These people not only endanger the animal world by killing but also endanger the human society by bringing in odd diseases.

这些人不仅危害动物世界杀害而且危害人类社会带来奇怪的疾病。

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They might have been a secret society, meeting at odd hours in hidden nooks around the lake.

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Except as a monument to the hypocrisy of respectable French society, even his odd relationship with Nini, his long-time mistress and finally wife, remains enigmatic.

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Some may find the above choices odd and perhaps, even out of touch with society, but the Constitution and its rules are the cornerstone of our nation.

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