这本词典的想法来自1857年在英国的一次重要会议。22年后，牛津大学邀请詹姆斯·穆雷担任其新词典的编辑。

The idea for this dictionary came from an important meeting in Britain in 1857. Twenty-two years later, Oxford University asked James Murray to be the editor of its new dictionary.

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几个世纪以来，牛津大学一直是英国知识分子的中心，它或许是欧洲众多古老大学中最负盛名的。

For centuries Oxford has been at Britain's intellectual heart, perhaps the most prestigious among Europe's many ancient universities.

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“它可能会在以后的生活中引发遗传问题，包括癌症的发展。”牛津大学的朱利安·萨乌莱斯库告诉英国广播公司新闻。

"It could cause genetic problems later in life, including the development of cancer," Julian Savulescu from the University of Oxford told BBC News.

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