The family were still at table, but they had finished breakfast.

全家人早餐都吃完了，但他们还在餐桌旁坐着。

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I am writing to tell you that we were quite disappointed with your service. We had booked a table, but when we went there at the time as arranged, only to be told there were no seats available.

我想写信告诉你，我们对你的服务非常失望。 我们已经预订了一张桌子，但是当我们按预定的时间去那里的时候，却被告知没有座位了。

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The table was a large one, but the three were all crowded together at one corner of it.

桌子很大，但三个人都挤在桌子的一角。

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But he notes that having more players at the table could also mean more disputes.

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And response back is "Well, yes, we had people at the table, but they were Oxford educated and they didn't represent the rank-and-file people in my culture."

而他们得到的回应是,“是的，的确如此，可是那些人读的可是牛津大学,他们并不能代表,我们的普通民众“

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Some folks say to them in response, "but you know what, you, in your father's generation and mother's generation were at the table when this was drafted."

西方国家的一些人则回应说，“可是，你知道吗，你的父辈们是和我们坐在同一张桌子上,起草这个人权法的“

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We are seeing a slow, but it seems inexorable, move in North America in many industries to a stakeholder model where the shareholder is the first among equals but not the only person at the table.

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"You've got the pharmaceutical industry and the largest group representing seniors in this country, who 16 years ago weren't at the table but were on the other side of the political debate, " Gibbs said of groups expressing support Monday for health care reform.

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And I think if you step back and look at some of the significance of today's events -- you've got the pharmaceutical industry and the largest group representing seniors in this country, who 16 years ago weren't at the table but were on the other side of the political debate.

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