Mrs. Cavendish is a dear friend of mine.

凯文迪许太太是我亲爱的朋友。

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Isn't he a dear?

他不是很可爱吗？

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What a dear little puppy it was!

这只小狗多可爱啊！

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No dear,Nature made you so perfectly that this small defect shocks me as being a sign of earthly imperfection."

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That was a story that surely was near and dear to the hearts of Many ancient Israelites and Ancient Near Eastern listeners, so all the elements are there for the retelling of that story.

这个故事必然对一些人来说亲近又珍贵,对那些古代以色列和近东的听众，那就具备了复述故事的一切要素。

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A subject that's near and dear to my heart. Being an English teacher, it is my worst nightmare.

这个问题真的与我息息相关。作为一名英语老师，它就是我的噩梦。

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She said the allegations were "abhorrent and particularly upsetting as Sara Payne is a dear friend".

BBC: Phone hacking: MPs vote not to recall James Murdoch

"I've lost a dear friend, just a great guy, " pilot Bill Huete told CNN affiliate WWL-TV.

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Scales described Briers as "very skilful, very professional, and off screen a dear friend and a very considerate colleague".

BBC: Richard Briers, The Good Life star, dies aged 79