I bet our ancestors returned home from hunting wild animals and gathering nuts, and complained about how little time they had to paint battle scenes on their cave walls.

我敢打赌，我们的祖先打猎和采集坚果回来后，会抱怨他们很少有时间在岩壁上描绘战斗场面。

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A report from paint manufacturer DuPont released Tuesday indicates that silver and black are locked in a tight battle for car-color supremacy.

涂料制造商杜邦公司周二发布的一份报告显示，银色和黑色在汽车颜色的争夺中势均力敌。

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The battle plan was also flawed; for instance,commandos were armed with paint guns because they expected passive resistance.

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"There are,of course,some in Washington who are attempting to draw old battle lines and playing the usual political games, pulling a few comments out of context to paint a distorted picture of Judge Sotomayor's record,"

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Some try to paint the debate on a floating NAV as just another battle between regulators and the financial industry opposed to any rulemaking.

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Those who wish to paint a less alarming picture point out that success in battle requires the integration of new equipment with existing capabilities and doctrines, many of which remain deficient.

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Back in the brutal primary battle early in the year, when Republican activists chose their candidate, Mr Romney was forced to paint himself as a tough guy on immigration, so as to outflank his rivals.

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