He kept books by all the great names and authorities.

他保存了历代名人的著作。

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I kept some of his books and gave away the remainder.

我保留了一些他的书，其他的都送人了。

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Wet books should be placed on end with their pages kept apart.

弄湿的书应该竖着放置，书页分开。

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Stairs on the side of the room permit visitors to reach books that are kept near the top.

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The Roman Catholic Old Testament has the same books that the Protestant Old Testament has, but they kept these other Greek Jewish documents.

罗马天主教旧约里面的书,包含新教旧约里的书，但他们保留了其他希腊语犹太教文献。

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Even in his own account books which he kept very carefully about how much money he spent.

他甚至在自己的账本里,精心记录了他使用的经费

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Of course, a skeptic (which I am not) could say that Jefferson kept his books clean so he could sell them later.

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Papa had right around two hundred and fifty dollars in his purse as I had reason to know since I kept his books for him.

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Jim, Matt and Chad all worked in the restaurant, doing everything from cooking to cleaning the bathrooms. (Ben was too young to work.) Janie kept the books.

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