He welcomed the truce, but pointed out it was of little comfort to families spending Christmas without a loved one.

他欢迎休战，但指出这对于没有亲人共度圣诞节的家庭并无多少安慰。

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We thought that he would never notice a mistake unless it was pointed out to him, to correct it unless he has made to.

我们认为，除非有人向他指出错误，否则他是决不会注意到错误的。除非他犯了错误，他决不会改正错误。

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Frantically paddling to the surface, he yanked at the surfboard, attached to his ankle by a leash, climbed on, and pointed it toward shore.

他疯狂地划着水浮出水面，猛拉着冲浪板，把它拴在脚踝上，然后爬上冲浪板，把它指向岸边。

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The governor of the Bank of England, Mervyn King, caught the mood yesterday when he pointed to the perceived unfairness that it was the well-heeled bankers who caused the mess we're in, but it's those on average and below-average incomes who are paying the price.

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He said that when he pointed this out to his line manager he was told to ignore it.

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But he pointed out that it also needed to be fair to those people who had paid their taxes on account or had put money aside in case they eventually had to pay up, and who had not spent their money on day-to-day living or on investments they would find it hard to cash in.

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