In his role here as a mute, as an infant, Christ is serving, I think, an important function for Milton.

基督在这里的角色是一个哑巴，一个婴儿，我认为，他对弥尔顿起到了很重要的作用。

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For the first time, psychologists have found that swearing may serve an important function in relieving pain.

这是心理学家们头一次发现出言不逊具有镇痛的功效。

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Then the Members were convinced that the Belly also, cumbersome and useless as it seemed, had an important function of its own;

此时，这些器官才相信，肚子虽看似笨拙、无用，实际上却有其自身重要的作用。

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It does however serve an important function, in helping the region drain water better.

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"Polar sea ice has an important function in moderating the global energy balance, " he said.

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CAPTCHAs definitely serve an important function, keeping spammers from mass-creating email accounts or junking up comment streams.

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