People believed it was a privilege to die for your country, but after the debacle of the war they never felt the same again.

人们曾相信为国捐躯是一种荣幸，但是经过战争的彻底失败，他们再也不这样想了。

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Some people believed that Li Bai was a god.

有些人相信李白是神。

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People believed that the palace of the God Emperor, which is called ziweigong, or ziwei palace, was located on this star.

人们相信，天帝的宫殿，也就是紫微宫，就坐落在这颗星星上。

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In ancient times,however, people believed that the swan was given a special gift of song at the end of its life.

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So even if they weren't,it's because that's what people believed about these texts.

就算人们不这么认为,那也是因为对这些书籍的理解。

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Some people find that a psychologically difficult thing to accept, but I've believed that pretty much all my life, so I'm quite comfortable with it.

有些人会觉得心理上,很难接受这一点，但在我的人生中，我一直相信这一点，我也坦然接受这一点。

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Those arrested include people believed to have planned and executed the attacks, Atta said.

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People believed that had America only heeded Wilson's call and joined the League, WWII never would have happened.

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That also begs the question of exactly what kind of model people believed Apple used to be.

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