Even the smallest metallic object, whether a nail file or cigarette lighter, is immediately confiscated.

即便是最小的金属物品，不论是指甲锉刀还是打火机，都会立刻被没收。

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Before providing the cash, they will have to decide whether you are a good or bad risk.

提供资金之前，他们得确定你是风险小还是大的信贷对象。

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Today's methods of birth control make it possible for a couple to choose whether or not to have a child.

如今的节育措施使一对夫妇可以选择是否要生育孩子。

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"We have no choice," he said, "as to whether or not we will play a great part in the world.

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There's a big debate about whether this canon list was composed around the year 200 or around the year 400.

人们曾热烈争论过正典书目的形成时间,是形成于主后两百年还是主后四百年。

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so you know, whether you can go to a talk, a lecture or sometimes there's concerts going on,

所以你知道，你可以去听演讲、讲座，或者有时候还有音乐会。

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And that's true whether you are a Democrat or a Republican, whether you are a conservative or a liberal, or an independent -- being respectful and listening to other people's point of views, and understanding that most of these issues are complicated.

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Such a charge, whether a tax or a system of tradable permits to pollute, would change energy economics radically.

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Whether you find this a relief or a frustration is a good indication of whether you are a Euro-sceptic or a Euro-enthusiast.

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