If any boat carrying troops refused to stop, the state soldiers were to sink it and seize the fort.

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But this, if you stop and think about it takes the traditional balance of things and throws it out of proportion.

但如果你再想想,正是这个特点,取代了传统模式里的均衡,并把这种均衡完全舍弃

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And then you realize that you've put on your most expensive pair of shoes this mooring, and if you stop to take them off, it might be too late and the child might drown.

你意识到你正穿着,你最贵的一双鞋，但是，如果你停下来脱鞋，就来不及救这个小孩，小孩可能会溺死。

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Chafee said if it would stop them from getting the majority, then he would "consider it" under certain circumstances.

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He recently told Russia that if it helps stop Iran going nuclear, America might drop the plan Russia loathes to station missile defences in Poland and the Czech Republic.

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He said that it would "be a shame if it had to stop doing its business".

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