If taking on such expenses helped promote family life, it might reduce the burden on the state of looking after the old.

如果这些资助有助于改善家庭生活，就可能减少赡养老人的负担。

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A world of one superpower was a dangerous place, said Mr Chirac, and he behaved as if taking America down a peg or two was part of France's vocation.

希拉克曾说，一个超级大国的世界是危险的。 他把煞美国的威风搞的像是法国本职工作的一部分。

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Those abnormal people, when seeing the beautiful ladies abusing animals, would feel extraordinarily thrilled as if taking drugs. Therefore, they were willing to pay a high price for the video.

而那些心理变态者，看到美女虐待动物时，就会情绪高涨，整个人都感到无比的兴奋与激动，好比吸毒一样，所以他们愿意支付高额的费用来买相关的光盘。

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He seemed to kill for no reason, and with no emotion, as if taking someone's life meant nothing.

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In contrast, if we're taking the wave function and describing it in terms of n, l, m sub l, and now also, the spin, what are we describing here?

相反，如果我们考虑一个波函数,然后用ｎ，ｌ，ｍ小标ｌ,还有自旋，我们描述的是什么？

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But usually, if you are not able to work out something in terms of taking the exam at a different time,

不过通常情况下，你不太可能被允许换个时间参加考试，

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Would you change your answer if taking the smaller tax cut allowed you to avoid paying income tax entirely?

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If taking action stops you, contact the nationally certified trainer in your area.

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Throughout this process an unsmiling Victoria Beckham struck a pose as if taking part in a fashion shoot for Vogue.

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