He had many a time heard of this thing succeeding but never of its failing before.

他曾多次听说这件事成功了，但从来没有听说过它的失败。

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This all seems random, but it's by design, part of what the $6.1 billion U.S. egg industry bets will be its next big thing: climate-friendly eggs.

这一切似乎散漫无序，但却是有意为之，其背后反映了61亿美元规模的美国蛋品行业所押注的下一个行业风口：气候友好型鸡蛋。

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So far, the main thing many large retailers have done in response to all this is to open online stores, so people will come to them directly rather than to Amazon and its smaller online rivals.

迄今为止，许多大型零售商针对这一切所做的主要事情是开设线上商店，这样人们就会直接去他们那里，而不是去亚马逊及其规模较小的线上竞争对手那里。

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Now for now, its hard to argue that this is a good thing but it's a common thing.

现在，不好争论这是一个好事情,但这是一个通常的事情。

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The other thing is that Los Angeles just has this sense of its own glamour and excitement that you know it is the home of movie stars.

其二,洛杉矶,是座星光熠熠,活力四射的城市,要知道那儿盛产电影明星

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So, you have to imagine that this thing started with these guys back in their camp and the other army back in its camp, and they both have to agree that they want to have a battle, for a battle to take place, and they will have picked a place that is flat where they can do what they're doing.

所以事情是这样的,你得想象一下,一群人各属于不同阵营,他们都同意开战,为了进行战斗,他们需要挑选一块平地,以供双方的方阵摆开架势

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The luxury hotels have been there for ages, so its not like this upmarket thing is any big news--but the difference now is that the Thais themselves are moving upmarket.

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"New Hampshire voters turned this thing on its ear and said this is going to be a long race, " John Edwards told CNN - a comment that applies equally to both the Democratic and Republican races.

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But as we look around in this thriving democracy and its grateful, hopeful citizens, one thing is clear: This was no tie.

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