But it does have an important purpose; it is sort of like the plastic tip on each end of a shoelace.

但它确实有一个重要的目的。它有点像鞋带两端的塑料头。

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In many respects, the dearth of moral purpose frames not only the fact of such widespread phone hacking but the terms on which the trial took place.

在许多方面，道德目的的缺失不仅造成了如此广泛的电话窃听事实，也构成了审判的条件。

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But I'm not here on a recruiting trip. My purpose today is much broader.

然而，我此行并非是招募新人，今天我有更大的目的。

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And again, a related problem that people run into is side-effects. You call a function and it returns a value, but maybe it, on purpose or on accident, modifies one of the actual parameters.

另外，一个人们常碰到的相关问题,就是副作用，你调用一个函数它返回一个值,但是故意或者无意的,它可能会修改一个实参的值。

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"I was saying to Eboue that it was a red card because he did it on purpose - but he denied that, " stated Kalou.

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But on the larger strategic points of purpose and planning, the two cops seem to agree: The United States is in Iraq and the region for the long haul.

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Portsmouth badly lacked a cutting edge early on but there was no lack of purpose in their passing and approach.

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