A man whose surname was Bear might be as fierce as a bear.

一个姓贝尔的人可能像熊一样凶猛。

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As we inhale the delicious aromas, we might think we are as hungry as a bear and could eat a horse, and then order too much food off the menu.

当我们闻到美味的芳香时，我们可能会认为自己饿得像熊一样，可以吃下一匹马，然后点了太多菜单上的食物。

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It actually means brave as a bear.

它的意思刚好就是要像一只熊一样勇敢。

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Did I conceive all this people, did I bear them, that You should say to me, 'Carry them in your bosom as a nurse carries an infant,' to the land that You have promised on oath to their fathers?

这些人是我十月怀胎生下的吗？,您告诉我吧，如养育之父抱着吃奶的孩子’,直抱到您起誓应许他们祖宗的地方去？

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Also according to the Nuzi texts, if a wife is barren, she is to provide a maidservant as a substitute to bear her husband's children. And this is something that happens with three out of the four matriarchs, who are afflicted with infertility: Sarah, Rachel and Leah.

根据Nuzi文件，如果妻子不能生育,那作为替代她就要让自己的女仆为自己的丈夫生养后代,女族长中四分之三都会出现这种情况,她们饱受不孕的折磨，撒拉、拉结和利亚都是这样。

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Enter 2008. 2008 was the game changer as a secular Bear market came on the scene.

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Inflation can torpedo your retirement plans just as effectively as a nasty bear market.

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Now, reading is great, but not necessarily as calming as a teddy bear.

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