She gave it her best thought from time to time, for two or three days—but it baffled her—defeated her.

一连两三天，她不时专心致志地思考着这一问题，但是毫无头绪，以失败而告终。

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(Sound From "The Twilight Saga: New Moon") "Bella is so sure all the time and this is the one movie where she actually is baffled and totally, like,'I don't know,'" " It is weird to play Bella like that because she is so not like that."

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Just as important, it knows and admits when it is baffled or uncertain.

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But it has baffled scientists for decades as to why just a third of this expected number could actually be detected.

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And the UCATT construction union said it was baffled by the decision not to extend its remit, saying there is endemic abuse of vulnerable workers in the building industry.

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