Because the only way to explain was by recovering the black box — an archaic device on its way to obsolescence but not there yet.

因为飞机的失事只能由刚打捞的黑匣子解释--这种古老的设备早晚会过时。

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"Friend" currently appears in the dictionary's second edition, but in an archaic use - not the way it's used on Facebook, an Oxford spokesperson confirmed.

“朋友”目前出现在字典的第二版上，但是以一种古老的使用-而不是在Facebook上的含义，牛津发言人确认了。

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The lieutenant governor argues that government's biggest problem is not that it is misguided but that it is archaic.

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"New leaf" refers not to the world of plants, but to the formal, even archaic, term for a two-sided piece of paper.

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