MGM tended to put out a lot of all-star productions while Paramount excelled in comedy and Warner Bros, developed a reputation for gritty social realism.

MGM 倾向于推出大量全明星的作品，而派拉蒙擅长喜剧，华纳兄弟则建立了坚韧不拔的社会现实主义的名声。

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Shanghai then was a gritty, industrial city filled with low-rise buildings.

当时的上海是一座铺着砂石路、房屋低矮的工业城市。

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A gritty wind can howl for hours, and "dust devils" (funnel-shaped whirlwinds) will appear without notice.

强风能哀号好几个小时，“尘卷”(漏斗形的旋风)会毫无征兆地出现。

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The company moved to Baltimore, a gritty city with a chip on its shoulder that Plank seemed to relate to.

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"That's what started it all, " said Ms. Aronin, who attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and was all set, at age 18, to accept an apprenticeship at the Falmouth Playhouse, a summer-stock theater, only to be confronted by a scene that was way too gritty: A drunk roommate.

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Audiences were more than willing to forget Bat nipples in favor of a gritty, realistic tale of a caped crusader.

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