June 2004 saw the first passage, known as a "transit", of the planet Venus across the face of the Sun in 122 years.

2004年6月，金星的投影穿越太阳表面，这是122年一遇的天象，被称为“凌日”。

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You will understand the whole text after reading the first passage.

读了第一段之后，你就会理解整个课文了。

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Now the first passage is in Gadamer's text on page 735, the very bottom of the page, and then I'll be going over to page 736.

现在我们要看的第一篇文章是伽达默尔写的，在第735页最下面，一直到736页。

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Later she helped gain passage of the first law against domestic violence in the state of Pennsylvania.

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Now the first passage is in Gadamer's text on page 735, the very bottom of the page, and then I'll be going over to page 736.

现在我们要看的第一篇文章是伽达默尔写的,在第735页最下面，一直到736页。

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In the first passage, the statement about language by criticism, that sign and meaning can never coincide, is what is precisely taken for granted in the kind of language we call "literary."

在第一段，关于语言的主张，用批判的方式，认为符号和意思永远不能相矛盾，正是这个主张,被人们认为是理所当然的，对于我们所说的文学语言来说“

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Mr Bernanke has weathered his first difficult passage, but it is unlikely to be his last.

ECONOMIST: Grounds for cautious optimism about America's economy

For the first time since passage of the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare, polling reveals that more Americans support the requirement that all Americans purchase health insurance than those who oppose the measure.

FORBES: Public Opinion Tide Turning On Obamacare Mandates

At first the duopoly dismissed Passage, claiming it was insecure and doomed to failure.

FORBES: Sony busts up the powerful cable-box duopoly.