Although many parents believe that paying an allowance for completing chores benefits their children, a range of experts expressed concern that tying allowance very closely to chores may not be ideal.

尽管许多父母认为，给做完家务的孩子零花钱对他们有好处，但是许多专家担心，将做家务和零花钱紧密联系起来并不合适。

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He recognized that Sanskrit, the language of India, was related very closely to Latin, Greek, and the Germanic and Celtic languages.

他认识到梵语，即印度的语言，与拉丁语、希腊语、日尔曼语和凯尔特语密切同源。

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She continued, drawing the child closely to her side and patting her cheeks.

她继续说着，把孩子紧紧地拉到身边，拍着她的脸颊。

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Senator Kennedy worked closely with President George W.Bush to pass an important education bill in two thousand one.

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He's postponing his publication because it's his job really to consider the master's great commandment all the more closely.

他推迟了自己作品的出版因为,他需要更准确的考虑主人伟大的戒律。

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You said that you're closely tied to Asian culture. Can you explain that to us?

你说你与亚洲文化很有渊源。能跟我们谈谈吗？

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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Thursday that the hostage crisis illustrated the growing threat of Islamic extremism in northern Africa and the need for the U.S. to coordinate closely with African and European countries to combat it.

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We will establish a Scottish Parliamentary Commission to propose a new system of council finance to ensure that more council revenue is raised locally and that taxes relate more closely to ability to pay.

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Even in cultures without access to mass media, the optimum waist-to-hip ratio for women is around 0.7, which corresponds most closely to an hourglass shape, and is linked to fertility.

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