The African maritime sector, ridden with piracy on its eastern and western seaboards, plays a largely unheralded but critical role in the attempt of African states to emerge onto the global market.

海盗在东西海岸线到处肆虐，但在未上市的非洲国家在走上全球市场上，非洲海事部门在很大程度上起着虽不明显但却至关重要的作用。

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The eastern cathedral's wall becomes the background for the new plaza, enhancing the vibrant role that the Catholic Church plays in the life of the city.

教堂的东墙成为新购物中心的背景，增强了教堂在城市生活中的活力。

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Food plays an indispensable part in people's life whether in western or eastern countries, and the ways of preparing food is a necessity to fulfill the people's needs.

无论在东方还是西方，食物是人们生活中不可缺少的，因此食物的制作方法也成了满足人们基本需求的必要手段。

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He plays down its Middle Eastern origins and he stresses its diverse sources (Shia and Sufi as well as Sunni) as well as its heterodox innovations.

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He divides his time between the Caribbean and New York, where he plays for the Atlantis Cricket Club in the Eastern American Cricket Association, as well as representing the US in limited-overs internationals.

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