While rock between two consistent strata might in one place be shale and in another sandstone, the fossils in that shale or sandstone were always the same.

存在于两个相连地层之间的岩石，可能在这一层是泥板岩，而在另一层中是砂岩；但存在于泥板岩或者砂岩中的化石往往都是相同的。

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The last such increase in temperature took place two years ago.

最近一次气温上升发生在两年前。

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However, the last such increase in temperature took place two years ago.

然而，最近一次这样的升温发生在两年前。

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The competition was first held in two thousand two and has taken place every two years since two thousand five.

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In the first place, it's important that we avoid, I think, two equally unhelpful ways of responding to this.

首先很重要的是，我们要避免，我认为的两种同样无益的解析方式。

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A Napoleon who was in one place in France and is now simultaneously in two places in the U.S.

曾在法国某地的一个拿破仑,现在同时出现在美国两个地方。

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Without those two elements in place, growth simply becomes a game of foolishly placing bets when the odds are stacked against you.

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The plans for first-innings centurion Tamim remained unchanged and there were only two slips in place and men deposited on the square leg and backward point boundaries as Anderson opened up from round the wicket to the 21-year-old left-hander.

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The two teams will be battling for the number two place in the official Test rankings.

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