In the contest, this barely known new hand came to as the sleeper, and won the championship.

比赛中，这个名不见经传新手爆出了冷门，获得了冠军。

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He'd barely known these people for a week; yet, they'd devoted their time and money to buy a cake and plan a party.

刚刚认识他们还不到一个星期，可他们就已经在花时间和钱为他买蛋糕庆祝生日了。

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Mr Lassen, who worked from Bristol, was barely known in Durham, although he had once had a studio at Worship Farm, not far away.

来自布里斯托尔的拉森在达赫姆几乎不为人知，尽管他在不远的礼拜农场有一个工作室。

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For most Europeans the existence of the slave trade, and slavery itself, was barely known.

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