The inmates ate in a communal dining room.

同狱室的人在一个公共饭厅吃饭。

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He bunks with his coaches and players in a dingy dormitory where the communal dining area is next to a homemade indoor batting cage.

他与自己的教练和选手们合住在一个阴暗邋遢的宿舍，公共用餐区旁边是一个自建的室内击球练习场。

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The main dining area's layout consists of the brass sofa dining and the communal dining with the garden surrounding the dining area.

主用餐区的布局由黄铜色调的沙发用餐区和有花园环绕的公共餐厅组成。

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Moving forward, we'll actually move some place other than the dining halls but we thought this is a nice way to start the term in a more casual communal environment.

注意前面，看黑板，把心思收回来,虽然开学之初,大家心思涣散，这无可厚非。

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The Pope will take his meals in the communal dining room together with other visiting clerics and permanent residents.

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Otherwise, meals are served at the long communal dining room table.

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The starkly modern, art-filled lobby is split between the two brands, with separate front desks and dining areas, but with communal space for meetings and a shared indoor pool and fitness centre.

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