Owing to the heroine Sula's controversial image in the story, many critics in the American literary circle hold rather different attitudes to this novel.

出于对故事中的黑人女主人公秀拉形象的不同看法，美国的文学评论界掀起了一场轩然大波，一时众说纷纭，莫衷一是。

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A small circle of stones were found stacked, apparently to hold branches in position.

一小圈堆砌起来的石头，很显然是为了稳固支架。

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To figure out how much yarn you need to cut for the first layer, just hold it on top of the circle, spread it out like a fan and see if there are any hollow areas.

算好第一层所需的毛线，将其固定在圆上，散开成扇形，并查看是否存在空白区域。

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If somebody is bigger and stronger than the child, the child rotates his or her arm forward in a big circle, preventing the would-be attacker from grabbing hold.

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It posits that regardless of whether we live in huts or skyscrapers, we can hold at most 150 people in our active social circle.

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Jordan Leopold's shot from the left circle was deflected by Foligno and got past Markstrom, but the Sabres couldn't hold the lead.

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