The OED is in a unique position of authority because Tolkien actually worked there for a few years early in his career. Plus a later editor had studied under Tolkien's professorship.

《牛津英语词典》处于独特的权威地位，因为在早年的职业生涯中，托尔金事实上在那里工作过几年，加之后来的一个编辑师从教授身份的托尔金从事研究工作。

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Mr. Obama, who was in Florida on Tuesday, had no immediate plans to return to Pennsylvania in coming days, perhaps the most telling sign that his strategists were comfortable with his position there.

周二尚在佛罗里达的奥巴马没有计划在接下来几天返回宾州，也许这是他的顾问们满意其在佛的做法的最佳注脚。

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He was a guy you could just plug in there. Like a terrific hitter in baseball, you just put him in the lineup and he was gonna get you 25 points and guard his position.

他即插即用，就像棒球比赛中一个完美的击球手，你把他放在场上，他就给你25分并且做好防守。

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El According to Canaanite mythology, Baal defeated El, and assumed his position at a certain point as the head of the Canaanite pantheon, so there was a switch in Canaanite mythology, from El to Baal becoming supreme.

根据迦南神话，Baal打败了，在某一时期担任了职务,作为迦南万神庙的首领，因此迦南神话中有一个转折，从El至高无上的地位到Baal的无上地位。

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