The weapon used in the raid was a replica.

抢劫案中使用的武器是一件仿制品。

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While this isn’t the only case when it is worth creating a replica, this is certainly a primary case.

虽然这不是值得创建副本的惟一情况，但绝对是主要情况。

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Last time, I invited you to think about life on the experience machine, where the scientists are busy stimulating your brain in such a way as to give you an exact replica, from the insides of what it would be like having identical experiences to the ones you would have if you were really doing-- well, whatever it is that's worth doing.

上节课，我要你们思考,体验机里的生活，科学家们用它刺激你的大脑,给你一份完美的体验复制品，从体验相同的经历,到体验在现实生活中-,值得做的事情。

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The architects had to create a replica that could pass for the real thing.

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Hudong, the Chinese Wikipedia, is another example of a replica that has leveraged the China opportunity.

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When he died, she ordered a replica from the same breeder and named him Pharaoh.

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