At an earlier news briefing, Kelly reiterated U.S.congratulations to Japan over the elections and said Washington's partnership with Tokyo will continue over a broad range of issues.

VOA: standard.2009.08.31

In other words, the sacrificial cult was primarily a vehicle for worshipers' expression of a wide range of emotions: joy over the birth of a child, thankfulness for a good harvest and so on.

换句话说，献祭仪式从根本上来说,是表达崇拜者各种各样情感的一个途径：,新生儿带来的喜悦，对好收成的感谢，等等等等。

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U.S.officials say the self-described satellite launch would only be a cover for a test of a long-range missile, perhaps a more advanced version of the one North Korea fired eastward over Japan in 1998.

VOA: standard.2009.03.25