NATO chief Rasmussen also said the start of any withdrawal should not be been seen as the international coalition abandoning the country.

北约秘书长拉斯穆森还表示，任何撤军都不应该被视为是国际联军放弃这个国家的行为。

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"He claims to be her father," said Max. "We've been wondering about him."

“他声称是她的父亲，”马克斯说，“我们一直想知道是否如此。”

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

'Am', 'is', 'are', 'was' and 'were' are the finite forms of 'be'; 'being' and 'been' are the non-finite forms.

am、is、are、was和were是be的限定形式；being和been是非限定形式。

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The fall guy may have been involved in the situation, but was not the person who should be blamed.

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No English poet before Milton ever suggested that he had been chosen by God at birth to be a poet.

在弥尔顿之前没有英国诗人敢说,自己是被上帝选中去做诗人的。

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because it will give you an opportunity to say "I want to be sure that this is done, has been done"

因为用这个句型，你就能表达“我想确认这事会做到的，或者已经做到了。”

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Meanwhile, ministers are cancelling engagements to be present for the vote, and MPs who've been given permission to be absent have been recalled.

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The rates from here out in bonds and stocks are not going to be what they've been historically, cannot be what they've been historically.

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The standard for determining when impartiality might "reasonably" be questioned has been held to be an objective one.

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