Now, it is not that bronze was all that rare in Greece then, it is just that bronze was valuable and could easily be recycled.

现在，并不是说青铜在当时的希腊很罕见，只是青铜很有价值，容易回收利用。

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It is not rare that major roads are choked with traffic in rush hours.

在交通高峰期，主要道路出现交通堵塞的情况并不少见。

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Since this is rare, this should not be an issue in most situations.

因为这很少出现，所以这在大多数情况下应该不是问题。

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Determining Muse's true age is difficult because birth certificates are rare in Somalia,a country which has not had a functioning government for nearly two decades.

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