Being a writer can also be hard on the back; ask Philip Roth who often works at a stand-up desk.

当作家也对脊背不好；关于这一问题，可以问问飞利浦·罗丝。他经常在一张特制的工作台前站着写作。

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The next time you stand at the supermarket checkout, spare a thought for the farmers who helped fill your shopping basket as life is hard for them right now.

下次你站在超市收银台前的时候，想想那些让你能把购物篮装满的农民，因为他们现在的生活很艰难。

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"And,at the international level have a process thorough which countries stand behind the actions they inscribe."

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You have a wind that blasts from God's nostrils, the waters stand straight like a wall, and at a second blast, the sea then covers the Egyptians, and they sink like a stone in the majestic waters.

从上帝的鼻孔里吹出来一阵狂风,水墙骤起，第二阵狂风吹起,海水淹没了埃及士兵，他们就像石头一样沉入水底。

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In other words, if you look too closely at a picture or if you stand too far away from it you don't see it clearly it's out of focus but if you achieve just the right distance from it, it comes into focus.

换句话说，如果你站得离一幅图画太近,或太远都无法看清它,它在焦距之外,但是如果你站在合适的位置上，焦距就对准了，画就清晰了。

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To let off steam, she turns her real-life frustrations into laughs at a stand-up comedy club.

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Construction on single-family homes continues to remain at a stand-still, as inventories overflow the selling market and unemployment remains over 9%.

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At a third stand-off, at a Jewish centre, seven hostages had been released, a security official said.

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