Some Gadites defected to David at his stronghold in the desert. They were brave warriors, ready for battle and able to handle the shield and spear.

迦得支派中有人到旷野的山寨投奔大卫，都是大能的勇士，能拿盾牌和枪的战士。

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But a small part, protected by a heat shield made of carbon-phenolic resin, survived and landed in the desert near Woomera.

但是有一小部分因由碳酚醛树脂做成的热屏蔽的保护而幸存下来，并在南澳大利亚中部伍默拉城附近的沙漠地区着陆。

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Mountains to the north, northwest and west shield the city and northern China's agricultural heartland from the encroaching desert steppes.

北面、西北面和西面的群山将城市和华北农业中心地带环绕，阻止了沙漠草原对这些地方的侵蚀。

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W. Bush went to Saudi Arabia to visit the 400, 000 American soldiers stationed there as part of Operation Desert Shield.

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In fact, what the deployment of U.S. troops on Saudi soil in Operation Desert Shield amounted to was allowing us to defend them.

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The experience in Desert Shield demonstrated that limits on lift assets and the lack of prepositioned equipment affects the ability to deploy any but light land forces to halt the aggression.

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