Mr.Obama said that means sacrifices from all parties involved - including management,labor, shareholders,creditors, suppliers and dealers to - in his words, "preserve a brighter future".

VOA: standard.2009.03.30

These sources preserve different traditions on the number and the nature of the plagues, as well as the principal actors in the drama: God, Moses, Aaron.

这些素材都保留了不同的风格,不同瘟疫的数量，内容,关于三个主角，上帝，摩西，主角的描述也不相同。

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In the case of great philosophers, however, better yet to preserve one's physical presence in order to inspire future generations of thinkers.

但对于伟大的哲学家来说，更好的用处是，保存他的原貌,以激励后世历代的思想者。

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Both sides in this debate acknowledge the threat of terrorism, but are divided over how to prevent it and how to preserve the country's democratic values.

VOA: standard.2009.09.10

Not at all.Aristotle emphasizes the mutable character of natural right in part to preserve the latitude the freedom of action required by the statesmen.

绝对不是！亚里士多德强调,自然权利的易变特质部份,是要保留回旋余地,政治家所需的行动自由。

耶鲁公开课 - 政治哲学导论课程节选

After the war, the town fell into disrepair but was rebuilt by billionaire John D.Rockefeller in the early 20th century, to preserve the atmosphere and ideals of 18th century America.

VOA: standard.2010.07.03

Those who profess to love the Union are not so anxious to preserve slavery, while those who are opposed to the war acknowledge in all their actions that its continuance will put an end to this accursed system.

那些宣称热爱联邦的人,并不急着想保存奴隶制,同时那些反战的人,他们以行动昭告天下,战争会持续到这种被人唾骂的制度结束

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"These ideas are probably better seen in some European communities where they have a long tradition of trying to preserve their historical development identity and had,in the past, much more orientation to walking and the use of transit.

VOA: standard.2010.07.26

These qualities, he believes, are the preserve of the few, of a minority capable of sharing in the administration of justice and in the offices of a city.

他相信这些特质，是少数人所特有，他们能共享,正义的运作,与城市中的行政官位。

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Bio-trade analyst at the U.N.Conference on Trade and Development Lucas Assuncao says local communities will be more inclined to preserve their flora and fauna, if they can see economic benefits from using their natural resources in a sustainable manner.

VOA: standard.2010.01.31

Every creature, he says, has a built-in desire to preserve itself, to persevere in its own existence, to continue in its own steady state you might say, and to resist invasion or encroachment by others.

他说，任何一个生物都生而具有,保护自己的本能，保护自己的存在，延续自己稳定的状态，抵抗外界的侵犯。

耶鲁公开课 - 政治哲学导论课程节选

So there are two components integral and inseparable in the concept of holiness: initial assignment of holy status by God and establishment of rules to preserve that holy status, and secondly, actualization of that holiness by humans through the observance of the commandments and rules that mark that thing off as holy.

因此在神圣这一概念中，有两个组成部分,一个是上帝最初形成的神圣状态,和为了保持这个神圣状态而建立的规则制度，第二个是，人们通过遵守戒律,而将神圣现实化到生活中,将神圣的事物标记出来。

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