Pointing at the half-done cloth, she said, "The cloth is woven from the best silk. Now if I cut it, all my previous work will be wasted. It's the same as your study."

她指着做了一半的布说：“这布是用最好的丝绸织成的。现在如果我剪掉它，我之前所有的工作都白费了。这和你的学习是一样的。”

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Colonels Rajoub and Dahlan, who might one day be contenders for the leadership themselves, are cut from the same cloth.

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