By studying photographs, true artists, he claimed, would be relieved of menial tasks and become free to devote themselves to the more important spiritual aspects of their work.

他声称，通过研究照片，真正的艺术家能从技术含量较低的工作中解脱，自由地投身于他们工作中更重要的精神层面。

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They devote all of their energy to a period of growth and reproduction.

它们把所有的精力都投入到生长和繁殖的阶段。

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This refers to all the attention young people devote to their phones, tablets and laptops.

这反映了年轻人对手机、平板电脑和笔记本电脑所投入的关注。

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"The blunt reality is that there will be dwindling appetite and patience in the US Congress -- and in the American body politic writ large -- to expend increasingly precious funds on behalf of nations that are apparently unwilling to devote the necessary resources or make the necessary changes to be serious and capable partners in their own defense."

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Now, towards the end of the class I want to devote a full week to discussing major disorders like depression and anxiety, because of their profound social importance.

在这门课结束前,我想花整整一周的时间,来讨论一些主要的心理障碍,比如抑郁和焦虑,因为它们有重大的社会意义

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The competitive pressure will come not only from potential customers deciding to purchase rival smartphones, but also from developers not willing to devote their resources to a platform that has questionable chances of taking off.

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