Symbolically severe punishments may be proclaimed, for purposes of deterrence, as long as they are not actually carried out.

法院可能会象征性地宣布严厉惩罚，目的在于威慑，而实际上不会施行。

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RETURNING from his southern tour in the happiest frame of mind, Pierre carried out an intention he had long had, of visiting his friend Bolkonsky, whom he had not seen for two years.

皮埃尔怀着非常幸运的心情从南方游历归来，他实现了他自己的宿愿——驱车去访问他两年未曾见面的友人博尔孔斯基。

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Average intensity is one of the physical parameters which are used to describe the oceanic reverberation and the researches about it had been carried out a long time before, but not thoroughly yet.

平均强度是描述海洋混响的一个重要物理量，很早就有人对其衰减规律进行研究，但至今还没有得到完满的结果。

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Keys had been a journalist with a big-name media company, and not long after I carried out the interview he landed a coveted social media role with Reuters.

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It was the only significant surrender in the year long liberation of Europe that was not carried out under the auspices of the allies - the Anglo-Saxon allies with whom de Gaulle had so tortured a relationship.

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The report adds that it is difficult to know how long the cliff would last if repairs were not carried out.

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