Sirius is the brightest star in the sky.

天狼星是天空中最亮的一颗星。

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A school has honoured one of its brightest and most promising former students.

一所学校给其培养过的最聪明、最有前途的学生中的一位颁了奖。

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Their astronomers had discovered that at a certain time of year the brightest star, Sirius, would disappear.

他们的天文学家发现，在一年中的某个时候，最亮的天狼星会消失。

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Clinton says the State Department's science envoys program is sending some of America's brightest scientists to North Africa, the Middle East, South and South-East Asia to fulfill President Obama's mandate to foster scientific and technological cooperation.

VOA: standard.2009.11.03

And that we're servicing the best, brightest, bluest-chip clients in the world.

我们是为世界最好、最有前途、业绩最优的客户服务

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AIG chief Liddy has asserted that bonuses the company paid were necessary to retain the best and brightest talent, an assertion he expressed directly to U.S.Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner in a letter, adding that bonus contracts with employees were finalized well before Congress approved financial bail out funds in late 2008.

VOA: standard.2009.03.17

Some of the brightest people I know worked there and other friends wanted to.

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From 2008 it plans to allow the brightest pupils to study biology, chemistry and physics separately.

ECONOMIST: How to stop physicists opting for media studies

But even when the days seemed darkest, we have seen humanity shine at its brightest.

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