Alfonso had picked up a tortoise to offer as a gift, so we were perhaps welcomed more warmly than usual.

阿尔方索(Alfonso)已拾起一只乌龟以作为礼物，因此我们可能受到比以往更热烈的欢迎。

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Sam had secured the position for his brother as a gift, hoping to offer the shy boy an exposure to Sam's own world of riverboat adventure.

山姆在宾夕法尼亚号上为弟弟找到这份工作，作为礼物送给他，希望这个腼腆的小男孩能够走进哥哥在密西西比河大船上的冒险世界。

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But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.

只要去把身体给祭司察看，献上摩西所吩咐的礼物，对众人作证据。

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One should not, for example, compliment a host on any specific item in his home, as he will then feel obliged to offer it as a gift.

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So you would think it would appreciate significant gift offers, such as the recent offer by a former state Supreme Court justice and the John William Pope Foundation to establish a Center for the North Carolina Constitution at the NCCU Law School.

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