Not for nothing was he called the king of rock and roll.

他被称作摇滚之王不是没有道理的。

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When he found there was nothing in Alex's box, the king smiled and said to the others, "One year ago, I gave everyone a seed which couldn't grow. But all of you, except Alex, have brought me flowers."

当国王发现亚历克斯的盒子里空空如也的时候，他笑着对其他人说：“一年前，我给了每个人一粒不能生长的种子。但除了亚历克斯，你们所有人都给我带来了花。”

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It was not for nothing that such figures as Gandhi and Martin Luther King looked to Tolstoy as a kind of moral hero, a man in touch with the inner workings of the spirit.

甘地和马丁路德金视托尔斯泰为道德英雄不是没有缘由的。 这是一个始终关注着精神世界的人。

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The king permitted nothing to interfere with his great method of punishment and reward.

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There is nothing like a shred of evidence to suggest that Edward King had any talent whatsoever.

没有一丝丝证据能证明,爱德华·金在这方面有任何天赋。

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Although Abacha is now dead, 'King Baabu' has lost nothing of its topicality as similar figures remain in power in many countries in Africa and all over the world.

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Which means come Saturday, there will be nothing to prevent the King of England from waltzing right through your front door and pushing you around.

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Their hopes of salvaging a point came to nothing disappeared when former Hull player King sidefooted home Boro's third after Jeremie Aliadiere had caught George Boateng in possession.

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