Captain curled up near Dickon, who sat on the hearth-rug from preference.

船长蜷缩在狄肯身边，狄肯喜欢坐在壁炉前的地毯上。

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It was a preference for naturalness and simplicity that separated the Taoists from the Confucians.

正是对自然和质朴的偏爱把道家人士从儒家人士中区分开。

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Who is to judge and why should we judge, apart from just registering and aggregating de facto preference?

谁来判定，又何必判定，只要记录和加总实际偏好即可？

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Apart from a stated preference and dedication to Microsoft's Windows Phone OS, savvy geeks on the cusp of the next best thing won't necessarily want what the 900 has to offer, especially in light of that other spotlight-stealing flagship, the One X.

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