For centuries, much land has been devoted to rice-planting and many Chinese people are farmers, who work very hard for each grain.

几个世纪以来，许多土地都奉献于水稻种植，许多中国人都是农民，他们为每粒粮食而辛勤劳作。

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He has been devoted to the cause of education for many years.

多年来，他一直致力于教育事业。

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After the founding of New China, the Chinese government has been devoted to improving the social status of females.

新中国成立后，中国政府一直致力于提高女性的社会地位。

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What does Socrates mean when he says his way of life has been devoted almost exclusively ? to private rather than to public matters?

当苏格拉底说,自己的生活方式,只专注在私人而非公共事务时,是什么意思？

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There has never been a regime in history that was so single-mindedly devoted to the end of producing that rarest and most difficult species of humanity called simply philosopher.

历史上从没有一个政体,会如此专一地致力于,催生最稀有,最难得的人类物种,即哲学家。

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The full answer is long and is to a large extent what this blog has been devoted to explaining.

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Throughout Lula's presidency, he has been devoted to price stability above all else, helping Brazil to earn the international confidence it enjoys today.

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Because of the age and health concerns of the attendees, an enormous amount of effort has been devoted to transportation logistics and medical preparedness.

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