And while they may make excellent conversation pieces in an oversized living room, museums would hope that you'd donate them so that more people can see them and scientists can study them further.

此外，该行可能还将在一个超大型的客厅里展览优秀的风俗画。博物馆也希望您会向他们捐赠，使更多的人可以欣赏到这些文物，并使科学家们能够进一步研究。

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Actually, sending text messages or writing micro blogs allows us to exchange thoughts. But bits and pieces of online connection cannot substitute for a "real conversation".

事实上，发短信或织微博给了我们交流思想的机会。但是这种只言片语的在线交流方式无法替代“真正的交谈。”

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She overheard bits and pieces of their conversation.

她偷听到他们谈话的一些只言片语。

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It's important to have a few good conversation pieces sitting around the house, and nothing sounds better than explaining how you bought a haunted mirror off two random guys on eBay.

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"SkyMall is perfect for things you don't necessarily need but would make great conversation pieces if you were willing to be silly and whimsical enough to actually buy them, " Barish said.

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While the designer himself favors chunky, in-your-face styles such as a ring of his that features a Japanese Kabuki mask, he says such conversation pieces work best for weekends and may not be the best idea for most office ensembles.

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