It was a preference for naturalness and simplicity that separated the Taoists from the Confucians.

正是对自然和质朴的偏爱把道家人士从儒家人士中区分开。

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Ducks in the inner spots showed no preference for gaze direction.

内点的鸭子没有显示出对观望方向的偏好。

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Acanthasters show a preference for branching corals.

刺冠海星更偏好分枝的珊瑚。

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"The habitat preference for this mosquito appears to be these partially-sunlit pools of water for the larvae.

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Whereas we all know that the universe is of a certain kind-- -- we can't even call it Copernican anymore-- poetry has this odd preference for Ptolemaic astronomy.

虽然我们都知道宇宙是怎样的-,现在即使哥白尼的理论也不完全正确了-,但是诗歌偏爱托勒密的宇宙观。

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God's preference for the offering of Abel valorizes the free life of the nomadic pastoralist over urban existence.

上帝对亚伯的优待，肯定了游牧式的生活,甚于定居的生活。

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Where I live, a lot of people choose soy for preference reasons.

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By a comely maiden for preference.

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Wealthy Chinese are famous for their preference for high-end Bordeaux wines, even if the food pairings with this classic are sometimes questionable.

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