At that point, the "Holy Roman" emperor, Henry iv, gives ground in a bitter power struggle with the papacy, begs the Pope's forgiveness and is readmitted to the good graces of the church.

此时，“神圣罗马”的君主亨利八世在同罗马教宗的艰苦权利争斗中缴械，恳请教皇原谅，并且重新承认了教堂的大恩大德。

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If your girlfriend or wife has something to say, pay attention. When women use the phrase "Listen to me!", you are still on safe ground, she gives to you a second chance to engage in the conversation.

如果你的女友或妻子想说什么，一定要注意听，当女人使用“听我说”这一句时，你还是安全的，她还会给你参与对话的第二次机会。

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Under cloudless skies, the surface gives up its moisture, making the ground level hotter and drier while not increasing the chances of rain.

在万里无云的天空下，地表水分蒸发，使地表更热、更干燥而无法增加形成雨的机会。

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It's a material force that his rhetoric challenges and relies on, gives him a means of getting off the ground, and a means of always getting back to it, too.

这是他的修辞所挑战的并且依赖的物质力量，这种力量给他离开地面的方法，也给他回到地面的方法。

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Mr Salmond's consultation, which will close in May, gives ground on the latter but not the former.

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Many countries will only make binding concessions if every other nation also gives ground, our correspondent says.

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But if he gives too much ground to the political arguments, he risks undermining the success of this and any future enlargements.

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