At best, watching television can be educational as well as entertaining, but nobody wishes to raise literacy levels by simply sitting in front of a TV box.

电视至多有教育和娱乐功能，但没人指望简单地通过看电视来提高读写水平。

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On the financial front, Levin is under pressure to raise the stock price and reduce the company's mountainous debt, which will increase to $17.3 billion after two new cable deals close.

在财务方面，莱文面临着提高股价和减少公司巨额债务的压力，在两笔新的有线电视交易完成后，公司的债务将增加到173亿美元。

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When baby is lying on his front, hold something so that he has to raise his head to see it.

当宝宝趴着时，抓一样东西逗他，这样他就得抬起头来才能看到。

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If you haven't pick up the syllabus in front of the class Please raise your hand.

如果还有同学没领取教室前面的教学大纲,请举手示意我

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Upstart takes a 3% cut of the money students raise up front, and collects 1.5% of what they pay back.

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The chancellor's plan is take a long-term approach to aid by issuing bonds to raise cash up front and effectively lock-in future governments to the strategy.

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The investment bankers who help corporations raise capital form the "front end of the house, " Blankfein says.

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