He felt embarrassed at being the centre of attention.

他因自己成为众人注目的中心而感到很尴尬。

《牛津词典》

I was in love with her—'was' being the operative word.

在I was in love with her这句话中，was是关键词。

《牛津词典》

Residents have the responsibility of being the first line of defence against wildfires.

居民有责任成为野火的首要防卫人员。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

The poems can be no longer than three minutes and are rated from zero to ten, ten being the best score possible.

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In other words, it's not a completely supercilious argument, sort of "God is brought into being the same way objects that we make use of are brought into being."

换句话说，这并不完全是一个目空一切的论点，他认为，上帝形成的方式,与我们所用之物形成的方式是一样的“

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Nothing rules out the possibility that having the very same body is the key to being the very same person overtime.

一直以来，都没有依据去排除,同样的肉体是成为同一个人的关键,这个观点成立的可能。

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Chicago has recently been in the spotlight for being the adopted hometown of United States President Barack Obama.

BBC: Living in: Chicago

The Saar site is far from being the most significant relic of the Dilmun era.

BBC: Bahrain digs unveil one of oldest civilisations

Dai has the distinction of being the only woman co-founder of an American semiconductor company.

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