"We are working hard toward an agreement. It is clear we have the major elements of an agreement in place and now we have to do the hard work of conforming the treaty and some other small negotiations,".

VOA: standard.2010.02.03

He can't hear major elements of the soundscape: the truck horn behind him.

他对身旁的那些声音充耳不闻：,无论是在他身后鸣笛的卡车。

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