It was a question of constructing an elaborate formal edifice to which everybody could contribute. Students got excited about it.

现在的精读已形成了一种精确而正式的体系,每个人都可以做出自己的贡献，学生当然会对此感兴趣。

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The way that Muslims are both integrated in and contribute to American life, in our counterparts in Europe I think is a stark example for this.-Right.

穆斯林既融入到了美国生活中,又为美国生活做出了贡献，这都好于欧洲一些国家,我认为这就是一个明显的例子-是的。

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