Quotations should be used to make points, not to pad the essay.

引语应该是用来陈述观点的，而不是为了拉长文章。

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The money will be used to repair faulty equipment.

这笔钱将被用来修理出故障的设备。

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This type of surgery could even be used to extract cancerous growths.

这类外科手术甚至可以用来摘除恶性肿瘤。

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This year,most performances took place in the center of Washington in a group of old buildings that used to be businesses.

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It can be used as a publishing medium and something that you can interact with, instead of something that is a burden to receive.

它可以用作一个发行媒介,成为你可以与之互动的东西，而不再是一个负担。

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then I think absolutely plastic surgery can... maybe should be used if it's going to help with your self-confidence.

那么我觉得整形手术一定能……如果它能帮你增强自信，就应该整形。

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This oil will either be used in the U.S., or shipped to China to be used there.

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During this period, Washington provided Colombia with equipment and training for its superb anti-narcotics police, but stipulated that U.S. assistance could not be used to fight the guerrillas.

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That includes, by the way, making sure that we meet our 2020 goal of once again having the highest rate of college graduation in the world. (Applause.) We used to be number one.

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