He gave his counter a polish with a soft duster.

他用柔软的抹布将柜台擦得亮亮的。

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Behind the counter a tall, thin man was cheerfully greeting customers.

柜台后面有个高高瘦瘦的男人在笑吟吟地招呼顾客。

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Moving around throughout the day can counter a tendency to fidget and chatter.

一天内四处走动一下可以抑止你的烦躁、避免喋喋不休的谈话。

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A young girl who stood behind the counter asked her if she wished to examine the silky leg coverings.

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Because if you choose Alpha, the best case scenario is you get 0, So that's okay good, that's a good counter argument.

因为要是你选α,你最多只能得0,很好,这是个不错的反驳理由

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This is a distinction which is not meant sort of counter-intuitively to suggest that somehow or another, as opposed to what we usually think, writing precedes speech--not at all.

这个区别没有在某种程度上故意地，与我们的直觉相反,暗示，无论如何，与我们通常想的相反,我们通常认为书写是在讲话之前的，完全不是这样。

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Each team has a Democratic counter, a Democratic observer, a Republican counter and a Republican observer.

CNN: Republicans, Democrats clash in Palm Beach county amid recount

He brought to the counter a bag of what he hoped were roasted but unsalted cashews.

NEWYORKER: Outage

The Bangladeshi government has ordered the partial shut-down of natural gas stations in and around the capital to counter a growing power crisis.

BBC: Bangladesh to shut gas stations amid power crisis