If we can teach children to reduce their desires, what could they possibly contend about?

只要能教孩子寡欲，孩子又有什么可争的呢？

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And yet, I would contend that the part about the Essex actually running over him is quite compelling. At least I feel it when I read it.

然而，我的确觉得，埃塞克斯往他身上碾过去的场景描写很,扣人心弦，至少我读到这时，是这么觉得的。

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But Weiner also has continued to contend with questions about his character and the scandal that sank his career just two years ago.

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Whether or not Clemens can demonstrate a vitamin B-12 deficiency, he is going to have to contend with questions about why chose injections of a vitamin that is found naturally in meat, fish and dairy products or in commercially-produced and readily-available pill form.

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The unions contend that Petrobras has been negligent about employee safety by hiring non-union workers who are not as well trained as their union counterparts.

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