"Rather than a case of abject failure, Rapu Nui is an unlikely story of success," they claim.

他们声称：“拉普努伊不是一个悲惨的失败案例，而是一个不太可能成功的故事。”

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As is the case with stage drama, dialogue serves to tell the story and expresses feelings and motivations of characters as well.

与舞台剧一样，对话也可以讲述故事，表达人物的情感和动机。

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Whichever is the case, there are surely some valuable lessons which the world at large can learn from the story of Rapa Nui.

不管怎样，拉帕努伊的故事中总有一些宝贵的经验值得全世界学习。

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They desperately want to believe the Japan-as-basket-case story.

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The anti-death penalty campaigners who listened to Vicky Schieber's harrowing story were treated to polling evidence commissioned by Maryland CASE - Citizens Against State Execution.

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Natural Causes is set in Edinburgh, and tells the story of a 60-year-old unsolved murder case.

BBC: James Oswald