It is now again the capital but Berlin is balanced off by Munich and by Frankfurt in some important ways.

现在,柏林尽管又成为首都,但在某些方面,还只能与慕尼黑和法兰克福平起平坐

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Milton even claims that poetry is equal to preaching in its ability to move people, to get them to do something, to make things happen in the world.

弥尔顿甚至声称诗歌,就其打动人心鼓舞人和促进事务发展的能力而言，是和宗教平起平坐的。

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And some consider the White House Chief of Staff as co-president, although I think Joshua disagrees with that, or the president's gatekeeper, that is, I think he agrees.

一些人认为,办公厅主任可以和总统平起平坐，虽然我认为约书亚不同意此观点，还有人说是总统的看门人，我认为这种说法他会同意。

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