Lehrer says he has taken all this on board, and despite his inherent shyness, when he's sitting next to strangers on a plane or at a conference, forces himself to initiate conversations.

莱勒说，他把这些都带到了飞机上。尽管他天生腼腆，但在飞机上或会议上坐在陌生人旁边时，他会强迫自己主动交谈。

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Despite the dangers, sea cucumber divers were working the area a decade ago when, 51 feet down, they came across a coral block with ceramics embedded in it.

尽管危险重重，十多年前，海参潜水员在这个区域工作，当他们潜入51英尺深的时候，无意中发现了一块嵌有陶器的珊瑚块。

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"Cheers", despite its popularity, is considered an informal way to say thank you—and this is a definite clue as to when you can best use it.

尽管“干杯”很受欢迎，但它被认为是一种非正式的表达感谢的方式——这也就明确说明了什么时候使用它是最合适的。

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Green is go. And for example, in taekwondo or judo, when the referee calls a foul, all the lights will start shining" Despite the adaptations, deaf athletes do face additional hurdles.

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For instance, Olympic sprinter Linford Christie was cleared of wrongdoing despite failing a drugs test when it was discovered he had drunk ginseng tea.

BBC: Doping: Banned substances

To these people, it should simply be a matter of shopping for the best price when visiting a physician despite the lack of the constants required for legitimate comparative shopping.

FORBES: Yes Virginia, There Is Competition In U.S. Health Care

But despite a lifetime of public service when he decided to stand for the police and crime commissioner posts in south Wales last year he met criticism because of his teenage conviction.

BBC: South East Wales