It is a tale which holds children from play, and old men from the chimney corner.

这是一个让孩子们不敢玩耍，让老人不敢呆在烟囱角落的故事。

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But an old military saw holds that no plan survives contact with the enemy.

但是一名年老的军事观察家确信，同敌人接触的计划是无一存活得。

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Like the majority of Nigerians, the 25-year-old vender holds America in high regard even as its reputation sags elsewhere in the world.Mr.

就像大多数尼日利亚人一样，美国在这个25岁的商人心中的地位颇高，虽然美国在世界其他地方的名望不断下降。

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An old prophecy holds that the Chakri dynasty will last only nine generations.

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An old banking adage holds that the worst loans fund in the best of times.

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Though hardly a fire-breather by the standards of Southern Baptists, Mr Warren holds old-fashioned views about homosexuality.

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