Before they arrive, Edward's family and Jacob's lupine tribe strike up a temporary alliance to keep Bella safe.

在他们抵达之前，爱德华的家人和雅各布的狼族达成了临时同盟，保护贝拉的安全。

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That’s what the first entry at Urbandictionary refers to “A temporary alliance formed between the ocean and the sky…”

这就是”城市词典”中第一个词条的引申义:”海与天形成的临时联盟..

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Contrary to the prevailing wisdom, this is not a temporary alliance of convenience among three otherwise unrelated states.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Recognizing the Axis of Evil

Cantor and his aides explained that, after a fierce debate at the retreat, he and Boehner, back in a temporary alliance, had persuaded their G.

NEWYORKER: The House of Pain

The danger to the regime, therefore, is not that all of the inchoate anti-Putin forces will engage in a temporary alliance of convenience (such a group will prove almost impossible to manage) but that a single group will present a coherent, specific, and structured alternative to the current system that is embraced by a plurality of the population.

FORBES: Richard Sakwa's Outstanding Analysis of the Putin System's Past, Present, and Future