Thomas Hobbes was the author of the first and, I believe, undoubtedly the greatest, work of political theory written in the English language.

托马斯·霍布斯是第一部，我相信，毫无疑问也是最伟大的一部，用英语写成的,政治学著作的作者。

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That's a question for you: is it the greatest love story of our time?

我问你们，这是我们时代最伟大的爱情故事吗？

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As with great singers for me the greatest of them all is Placido Domingo.

说起伟大的音乐家,对于我来说，最出色的是多明戈。

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I want to write a book that said that, you know the greatest patriots in our history, have been those people that said to our government : "Hey, you have to live up to your word.

我想写一本书告诉大家，美国历史上最伟大的爱国者，是那些敢于对政府直言不讳的人,嘿，你可不能食言。

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I mention the names of Tolstoy Henry James and perhaps the greatest of all Jane Austen if you want to know a novelist who employs this great skill of judgment discrimination and practical reason.

我必需提到托尔斯泰,亨利？詹姆斯或者,还有最伟大的珍？奥斯汀,以上是如果你们想知道,哪一位作家援用这种伟大的判断,识别力与实际推理技能的话。

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