To me, architecture is something you do to serve a certain function, it's for people, there have to be something that somehow relates to life itself of that particular time and place.

对于我来说，建筑是为了达到一定的功用，是为了人们，在某个特定的时间和地点通过某种方式来与生命本身产生关联。

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High protein diets have become popular in recent years, but the body needs a certain amount of complex carbohydrate to function well.

高蛋白质饮食近来很受欢迎，但是身体需要确定数量的碳水化合物使身体自由运转。

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But I have lived with all kinds of people, and I have been brought up, as you perhaps know, to fulfil a certain function, a certain office.

但是，我跟各种各样的人都生活过，你们也许知道，我被抚养长大是为了完成某个使命，某个职责。

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"Where we have seen certain bonds under-perform, it's normally a function of poor credit quality, weak structure or overly aggressive pricing, " he said.

WSJ: Perpetual Bond Risk Rises With US Treasury Yields