He called them several times to inquire about job possibilities.

他给他们打了几次电话打听就业的可能性。

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He called them "hugely inspiring".

他称他们为“让人感到巨大鼓舞的”。

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Gavroche warned "his comrades" as he called them, that the barricade was blocked.

伽弗洛什警告“同志们”(这是他对大家的称呼)，街垒被包围了。

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Then he called his men around him to explain to them his battle plan.

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In fact, he called them "Beast machines" and said animals, nonhuman animals are merely robots, but people are different.

实际上他将动物称之为"野兽机器",他认为,非人类动物全是机器人,但人类是不同的

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eka So he called them eka.

我们叫他们为。

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He called them celebrity candidates, and, of course, mentioned how many millions of dollars they had.

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Mr Who said he was frustrated at the limited information given to passengers, and the reaction of customer services staff when he called them from the static train.

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Obama concluded that the commanders were trying to box him into McChrystal's preferred strategy, and he called them on the Oval Office carpet to demand that the leaks and pressure tactics stop.

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