Jack White, the former frontman of the White Stripes and an influential figure among fellow musicians, likes to make things difficult for himself.

杰克·怀特是“白色条纹”乐队的前主唱，也是其他音乐人中颇具影响力的人物。他喜欢给自己制造麻烦。

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I could just make out a figure in the darkness.

黑暗中我只看出了一个人的轮廓。

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Make it a round figure—say forty dollars.

凑个整数—就四十块钱吧。

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I don't want to try to figure out how to make the characters behave later through animation.

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That's all but it's no mere figure of speech though one can make figures enough about it in his poetry very often].

他说的就是这些，不只是语言,虽然人可以说很多这样的话,经常在他的诗歌中这样。

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Now to make that lower-of-the-two-prices comment a little bit more rigorous, let's figure out what the demand actually is for these firms.

为了说明两者价格较低者,具体是什么意思,先来解决这些公司真正的需求量是什么

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The audit demanded by Congress, which will take several months, should make that figure more precise.

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Your objective is to make this figure low.

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Each player will make 8-figure salaries from next season until their respective contracts expire.

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