"I ask not wherefore, nor how, thou hast fallen into the pit, or say, rather, thou hast ascended to the pedestal of infamy, on which I found thee." He said.

“我不对你盘诘，出于什么原因或以何种方式，你堕入了深渊，或者宁可说，你登上了耻辱的刑台，我正是在那儿见到你的。”他说。

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He ascended to the peak of sporting achievement.

他达到了运动成就的顶峰。

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George ascended to the throne in 1911.

乔治于1911年加冕。

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So anyways, Bohr ascended to the heights achieved only by Einstein.

无论如何，波尔到达了一个高度,仅仅只有爱因斯坦能到达。

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