I was the only one of my friends-all of us academic transplants, all soldiers of art stationed on a far-off base (or so we imagined it) -who hadn't had something terrible happen to her yet.

我是我朋友当中唯一的一个人——我们所有的人都经过学术培植，所有为艺术而献身的人都像士兵样驻扎在遥远的基地(或是我们想象的)——还没有什么可怕的事情发生在她的身上。

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It was part laboratory, part playground, part fraternity house, part battlefield, part university library, part modern art museum, part expedition base camp.

那里不只是公司，有点像实验室，有点像游乐场，有点像兄弟会社，有点像战场，有点像大学图书馆，有点像现代艺术馆，有点像探险基地。

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They brought state-of-the-art technology to the task of mobilizing their base, and centralized power in the House of Representatives in order to enhance party discipline.

为了加强党纪他们不惜倾众议院之力，并奖动员基干的工夫练的炉火纯青。

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"I am offering all of my efforts to build a base for all people who are interested in this art, and for artists who can work in this art field."

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