The accused declared himself to be innocent.

被告声明自己是无罪的。

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Steinbeck studied science at university, but from an early age declared himself to be a writer and set up an unrelenting daily routine.

斯坦贝克在大学里学习科学，但是从年轻开始他就宣称自己会成为作家，并且在日常生活中严格自律。

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Britain's best-known secessionist is a bookseller named Richard Booth, who in 1977 declared himself king-and his horse prime minister-of the Welsh village of Hay-on-Wye.

英国最著名的分离主义者是一位名叫理查得·布斯的书商。1977年，布斯宣布自己为威尔士海昂维伊村的国王，并将自己的爱马任命为首相。

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Yet,Joshua Abraham Norton declared himself to be Emperor of the United States on September seventeenth, eighteen fifty-nine.

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Who is that? Oh,just the man who declared himself emperor of the United States.

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Teddy Roosevelt himself declared eighteen national monuments.

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When World War II broke out, he declared himself a pacifist, and even fled to America.

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On Friday, Caf president Issa Hayatou declared himself "well satisfied" with the stadiums and arrangements.

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But experienced Cardiff Blues centre Tom Shanklin has declared himself fit after a knee injury.

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