In these days the pre-industrial city in America functioned as a complex and varied organizing element in American life, not as a simple, homogeneous, and static unit.

在这些日子里，美国未工业化的城市在美国人的生活中是一个复杂而多样的组织元素，而不是一个简单的、同质的、静态的单位。

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When the children have a larger number of toys there seems to be a distraction element, and when children are distracted they do not learn or play well.

当孩子们有更多的玩具时，似乎就会有分心的因素，而当孩子们分心时就不能很好地学习或玩耍。

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With a few exceptions, abbreviations and acronyms should not be used in element, attribute, and type names.

除了几个例外，在元素、属性和类型名称中不应使用缩写词和首字母缩略词。

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(Speaking in French) But Besson said immigration is also a key element of the debate and French should not be afraid to discuss it.

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He says not only does arsenic belong under phosphorus, I predict that there is an element that lies below aluminum and above indium.

他认为不仅砷属于在磷下面，我预言还有一个元素,是在铝之上和铟的下边的。

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Today we know, for example, if you can put one certain kind of element in your mouth or eat that, it doesn't necessarily mean you want to put the element next to it and your mouth as well, that might not be safe.

现在我们知道了，比如，即使你能把某一种元素放进嘴里,或者吃下去，这也并不一定意味着,你会把它邻近的元素也吃进嘴里,这可能会有危险，但。

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The realtime, social web is clearly not a required element to organize and execute a high impact revolution.

FORBES: The Revolution Will Not Be Tweeted (Unless It Is)

There are gaps in Marc's last movements and we have that 'not knowing' element.

BBC: Marc Williams death: Family appeal for information

This systematic evaluation is a crucial element of improvement and should not be either an afterthought or an inconvenience.

BBC: Viewpoints: Childcare changes