He could not get time off work to go on holiday.

他难以从工作中抽出时间去休假。

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The horses' hooves often could not get a proper grip.

这些马的蹄子经常踩不稳。

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He could not get a single witness to establish independent corroboration of his version of the accident.

他找不到一个目击证人可以为他对事故的陈述提供独立的佐证。

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If the lead climber were injured in a fall from any higher up, the belayer could not get him down.

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Or vaccines that could be transported more easily— the hepatitis vaccine that we get is not stable unless it's refrigerated.

或者令疫苗更易于运输,现在的肝炎疫苗一定要冷藏,否则它就不稳定

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I'm not sure if the Yale Library has this or not, but if they don't you could ask the librarian to get it.

我不太确定耶鲁的图书馆是否有这本书,但是如果他们没有,你们可以要求图书管理员购置

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When she could not get a table, she threatened to have the place shut down.

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But the combination of rest and painkilling injections could not get him through the Ashes campaign.

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We could not get the Republicans to let this come up to a vote for months.

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