Loken's boisterous delight in literature was as the wind in the sails of my literary adventure.

洛肯在文学上狂暴的欢笑，犹如我文学探险之帆上的风。

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But if all goes according to plan, and the new turbine does not need such ministrations, it would put wind in the sails of far-offshore power generation.

但如果一切按计划进行，新型风轮机又不需要这般服侍的话，这项工程可以为远洋发电借来东风。

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The sails swelled out in the wind.

船帆迎风鼓起。

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That should put wind in the sails of the many other public figures who suspect they were targets.

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Pope John Paul II's visit to Cuba last year, and his call for reconciliation, was wind in the moderates' sails.

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That said, I do think Sarah stretched a bit in the effort to take some wind out of the sails of the piece in question and missed a few key points in the process.

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