They are both sited on the same natural pass through the mountains to the north of Beijing and hence a critical point of defence.

他们都在同一自然景地穿过山区到达北京北面的山区，因此是防御系统的重要要塞。

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His captors point to the thousands of Palestinians being held in Israeli jails in their defence.

绑匪想利用他同被关在以色列监狱中的成千上万的巴勒斯坦人进行交换。

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All the leading players know that attack is the best form of defence against Murray, who has the guile and steadiness of shot to prolong rallies to breaking point.

所有的顶尖选手都清楚在面对穆雷之时，进攻就是最好的防守，穆雷打球时“诡计多端”，而且牛皮糖式的多拍拉锯打法使得他很容易获得破发机会。

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That was the high point of his defence of Europe's biggest steelmaker.

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At which point then he loses that defence of using the theatrical conventions even in presenting his monologue in theatres.

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At which point, as above, I withdraw my partial defence of his actions.

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