Speaking to reporters Friday, Secretary Gates would not be drawn publicly into the debate over whether the troop-intensive counterinsurgency strategy is best or whether a more limited commitment involving air strikes and Special Forces operations would be better.

VOA: standard.2009.10.23

You might think that its function is to make you more - a better cyclist but that's not its only function.

你也许只知道它的作用是--,使你成为一个更好的自行车手,但这并不是它的唯一功能

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The non-interesting psychological answer, some people are better looking and there's more thing-- but the deeper answer is some people are better able to smile.

无聊的心理学答案，有些人更漂亮，有更多-,深刻点的答案，有些人更擅长微笑。

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And third is the quality of care," The solution is a mix of better resources, more trained medical staff, and better roads - the logic being that the quicker patients get to a clinic, the better their chances of survival.

VOA: standard.2009.11.10