The couple planned to conquer Rome. But in 31 B.C. the Roman general Octavian destroyed the combined forces of Antony and Cleopatra in the battle of Actium.

这对新人意欲征服罗马，但是他们的联合舰队却在公元前31年的阿克提姆岬战役中被罗马的另一位统帅屋大维击败。

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It seems that Britain and France will take the lead, with token help from a couple of Arab air forces.

似乎英法将会一马当先，一些阿拉伯国家的空军也会象征性地予以支援。

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There are a couple of driving forces, I would argue, behind this undesirable tide.

我认为这一不良行为的背后有很多驱动力。

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And even though everyone was far more at the effect of natural forces (a couple of dry years, or a run of the black death, and it was all over), there was still a fairly direct correlation between working hard and doing well.

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The company of Marines that was actually ahead of ours a couple of hours ago came under heavy fire from Iraqi forces just outside the town of Nasiriya.

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General Odierno also reported that the security situation has retained the significant improvements made over the last couple of years and that Iraqi security forces are fully prepared to be in the lead when we end our combat mission later this month.

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