The embrace may have been theirs alone, but the image captures a romantic moment in America's collective memory.

那个拥抱或许只属于他们，但这张照片捕捉到的却是美国集体记忆中浪漫的一瞬间。

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The image of people dying on the grounds of overflowing hospitals should have left an indelible mark on the world's collective conscience.

在人满为患的医院地上死去的病人景象给世界上的集体良知留下了不可磨灭的印记。

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In contrast to the people-friendly image of the central leadership, local cadres, as a collective, share a much less desirable reputation for their indifference to, if not disregard of, citizens.

与中央领导人同人民友好融洽的形象相比，地方干部作为一个整体，获得的理想名声要少得多，因为他们对民众的态度不是无视就是冷漠。

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It is that image of collective identification and simultaneous anonymity that is appealing to Anonymous and other groups, says Rich Johnston, a commentator on the world of comics.

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Alas I am not a designer, I am merely a writer but, I can still perhaps help paint the picture in your collective heads by showing you the following image I found via Google Images.

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Perhaps my favorite image in that chapter, rather too solemnly titled "Collective Use, " concerns the crowded roof of the Standard New York hotel in the meatpacking district.

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