The purpose of this exercise is not to apportion blame but to solve problems.

这项工作的目的不是追究责任而是解决问题。

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What he wants is not money but justice.

他所要的不是钱而是公正。

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Someone with his head in the clouds is a person whose mind is not on what is happening in real life.

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And out of that came the recognition that Thompson's plum pudding model is not sustainable in the light of this evidence.

从中我们得出,汤姆生的枣糕布丁原子模型,是不合理的。

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I wonder have any of you reflected on, I don't want to call it shadow side, is not domesticated.

不知道你们有没有人想过这个问题，我不想说这是自然的阴暗面，无法驯化的一面。

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Norway, which is not an EU member, has had a 40% quota since 2003.

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But he says it is not clear that support for this strategy will last indefinitely.

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This is not a time to think about making substantial cuts in police numbers.

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