He crouched over Gremlin's dollop of fibrous olive dung, using a small plastic scoop to transfer a bit into a specimen tube, which he labeled with time, date, location, and Gremlin's name.

他用一把小塑料勺子将格里·莫林纤维状的橄榄色粪便铲到样品管中，然后在管上标明时间、日期、地点和格里·莫林的名字。

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Visiting people who are unable to get out and enjoy regular social interactions isn't just a worthwhile use of your time. It gives you a chance to learn a bit about the character of your date.

去探访那些不能走到户外体验正常的社交活动的人不仅让你做了这件对社会有意义的事，另一方面你正好可以趁此机会了解你的约会对象的性格。

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The cooling towers, near a grove of date trees and an ornamental pool, look a bit like the Great Wall.

靠近树林与观赏池边的冷却塔，看起点似乎有点像长城。

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So, last date we were looking at some early taxonomy, and then on to a little bit more about the interior of the atom.

因此，最近我们了解了一下早期的分类法，以便加深,对原子内部的理解。

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The true blind date is a bit of an endangered species in an era when virtually everyone has a Facebook page or some other highly Google-able online presence.

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He saw a demonstration of LSC's new software leasing service and was impressed by the performance as well as the fact that with relatively little effort, every new or existing client computer, including Windows 3.1 and Macintosh PCs, would be able to access the most up- to-date 32-bit applications.

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But one wonders if he is a bit out of date, is relying on a narrow circle of his old contacts whose own views may not reflect the reality of the country, and may be too anxious to laud what is admirable or positive in Japan by contrasting a putative reality in China.

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