Without the French-German axis, there remains only a small group of northern countries linked to Germany that would perhaps be better off separating financially from the rest of Europe.

失去德法关系的这一导向之后，欧洲南部一小部分跟随德国的国家可能会从财富分散的欧洲残局中退出。

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He was chosen from the group for his lack of dizziness after spinning around on the three-axis astronaut training machine downstairs.

想要当选这个小宇航员可不容易，所有的同学们都在楼下的三轴模拟旋转训练器上进行测试，眩晕程度最低的才能当选。

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This is important so that our axis center for the group remains at the sphere's center.

这步很重要，因为这样做可以让组的中心点保持在球体的中心。

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Shaul Mofaz, an Israeli parliamentarian and former army chief of staff, says a radical axis of Iran,Syria, Hezbollah and the Palestinian militant group Hamas in Gaza are trying to destabilize the Middle East.

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