A wedding is an emotionally charged situation.

婚礼是一个激动人心的场合。

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A racing car is an extraordinary feat of engineering.

赛车是工程学的一项非凡业绩。

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Training is an investment not a cost.

培训是一种投资而不是一种花费。

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Join us again next week for THE MAKING OF A NATION - an American history series in VOA Special English.

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How do we have a conversation about what does it mean to be a well-rounded student at an American university today?

我们如何建立这样一个对话,就是在当今的美国大学中,如何才能成为一个全方位发展的学生？

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Now I will also say that a five-page paper written well can trump an eight-page paper written poorly any day of the week.

我还要说的是,写得好的五页报告永远胜过写得差的八页报告。

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This happens when two exams - perhaps an A-level and an AS-level re-take - are timetabled for the same time.

BBC: 'Four exams a day' nightmare

When a patient calls 111, an operator - who is trained in the same way as a 999 operator - can send out an ambulance, put someone straight through to a nurse, book an out-of-hours GP appointment, or direct the caller to a pharmacist or dentist.

BBC: Tories call for NHS 24 to be a freephone service

Yet just last week came news that Amazon deforestation had increased almost six-fold in just a year - an astonishing rise, and a trend large enough, if it continues, to guarantee the emissions target won't be met.

BBC: Brazil passes 'retrograde' forest code