Although his self-given title of "clothes consultant" doesn't sound entirely serious, william thourlby performs a valuable service for those who seek his advice .

威廉索尔比自封为“服装顾问”，这个称号虽然听起来有点戏谑的意味，但他对那些求他指点的人是做了有价值的工作的。

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Her real self was not Eartha Kitt but Eartha Mae, a child given away by her mother.

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It actually, it's been shown, seems to foreshadow the political philosophy of Milton's much younger contemporary, John Locke -- the notion that nature demands that every human individual has just enough, is given just enough to be self-sufficient.

事实上这一论点似乎提前预兆了,比弥尔顿年轻许多的同代人，他们的政治哲学，约翰·洛克--他认为自然要求,每个自然人拥有足够自己使用的，每个人只得到足够自给的就够了。

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That's quite a lofty argument, made with more than a touch of self-interest given her firm's windfall.

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The examples of the type of calls about self-harming given by the charity show children facing a toxic mix of troubled family relationships, violence, alcohol, bullying and secrecy.

BBC: Self-harm calls to ChildLine show biggest increase

The strategic rationale for swift-moving expeditionary forces, be they Army or Marines, airborne infantry or special operations, is self-evident given the likelihood of counterterrorism, rapid reaction, disaster response, or stability or security force assistance missions.

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