It was to be a closed circle of no more than twelve women.

那本来要是个不超过十二个女人的封闭团体。

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It was like trying to square a circle. That is, it was impossible.

这就好比要把圆的变成方的。也就是说，是不可能的。

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It was recommended for nearly every nature literary class, including the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award, and it in fact won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 1988.

几乎所有的自然文学类奖项都有它的提名，包括国家图书奖和国家书评奖，事实上它还获得了1988年的普利策小说奖。

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Near the Arctic Circle, it was the final part of the nation to be explored and settled.

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because it was like the same circle of friends. So it was cool.

因为都是一个圈子里的朋友。所以真的很酷。

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It was attempting to circle back to the city's regional airport after a failed landing attempt.

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It was in this circle that in 1999 she met and married the man who would kill Massoud.

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Perhaps he sensed it was a vicious circle he could not square.

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