The books were then used as a personal reference library for his numerous water colors and oils.

后来他画许多水彩画和油画时都参照了这个速写本上的内容。

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To the Westerner, the world is a relatively simple place, composed of discrete objects that can be understood with undue reference to context, and highly subject to personal control.

对于西方人来说，世界是相对简单的，世界是由孤立的物体构成，可以不受背景影响而感知，并且事物受个人高度控制。

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Now that you have chosen the professional reference it's time to get a little personal.

既然已经选定了专业的推荐人，那么是时候去做一些私人了解了。

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And, in a rare moment of sort of personal self-reflection or self-reference, he notes somewhat drolly that the novelty of his ideas will make it difficult for them to find an audience.

虽然他很少对自己的思想,进行自我反思或自我参照，但他还是自嘲地写道,那些新奇的思想会让它们,很难找到读者。

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"It's a personal reference, " he explained.

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On Tuesday, Reid made a highly personal reference to his own perspective on the issue.

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This implies that consumer choice will make a difference, but of course we do not get to choose which credit reference agencies hold our personal data.

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