D'Souza takes it as given that we are all consumed with wondering what will happen to us after death, the way all Europeans were in medieval times, and D'Souza himself still is.

D’索萨把这当作假设我们大家都一心想知道死后到底会是什么样子，就像中世纪时候的欧洲人，而D’索萨自己也是一样。

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She takes life as it comes.

她对待生活的态度是顺其自然。

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We will fight for as long as it takes.

我们要一直斗争到底。

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it takes effect in January. The new law may not go as far as some would like, but the action is historic.

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Number three, pointer assignment, takes one pointer and changes it to point to the same pointee as another pointer so after the assignment the two pointers will point to the same pointee.

第三条，指针赋值，使一个指针,指向另外一个指针所指向的数据,赋值过后，两个指针会指向,同样的数据。

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Even though my statement said enter a number, in particular, raw input here simply takes in a set of characters and treats it as a string.

即使我的陈述说的是应该输入一个数字，实际上，这里的原始输入会被当做一个字符,的集合来提取并被当做一个字符串来对待。

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"I think everybody takes it as a given that Israel has a nuclear capability, if not nuclear weapons, " he said.

BBC: NEWS | Middle East | UN asks Israel to go nuclear-free

But every American affected by this spill should know this: Your government will do whatever it takes, for as long as it takes, to stop this crisis.

WHITEHOUSE: President Obama Speaks on NYC Incident and BP Oil Spill in Louisiana | The White House

So I want the people of this region to know that my administration is going to do whatever it takes, for as long as it takes, to deal with this disaster.

WHITEHOUSE: President Obama Speaks to Military Personnel in Pensacola, FL | The White House