Ranks of police in riot gear stood nervously by.

一排排配有防暴设备的警察紧张地站在一边。

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At 50, he was forced to join the ranks of the unemployed.

他50岁时被迫加入了失业行列。

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They married into the nobility and entered the highest ranks of state administration.

他们与贵族阶层联姻，进入了国家行政机关的最高级别。

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Daw experienced racist taunts on his journey to the elite ranks of the AFL, but he says they only hardened his resolve.

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Not only is expulsion from the ranks of the guardians penalty for cowardice, but Socrates suggests there should be, listen to this, " "erotic rewards for those who excel in bravery."

不只是要排除,各类守护者视为不良行为的懦弱，苏格拉底更暗示应要有，听听这个，“色情作为对最勇敢者的奖赏“

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Another point about this sort of ambivalence about being czar is that he often made a point of choosing his most trusted advisors from the ranks of commoners and gave them the right to become titled after a certain amount of time after a certain amount of time in the royal bureaucracy.

他作为沙皇矛盾的另一点是,他最信任的顾问,常常是从普通民众中选出来的,而且经过一段时间后,他会在皇家官僚机构中给他们一个头衔

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Illegal aliens could potentially add millions to the shrinking ranks of America's labor unions.

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And, like last year, TV and movie stars fill the ranks of the presenters.

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More odd, and encouraging, are the new signs of dissent in the ranks of the elite.

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