They could be concealed in the long sleeves of court robes and used to make surprise attacks - hence the association with assassins.

杀手锏可以藏在宽袍大袖中进行出其不意的攻击，所以就和杀手联系起来了。

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It should dare to make surprise moves and create a new pattern over the relationship with the US - while you play your game, I play mine.

我们也要敢于采取出其不意的行动，对美形成成“你打你的，我打我的”新格局。

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Michael Leavitt, America's health secretary, unveiled a plan to allow both countries to make surprise safety inspections of each other's factories producing food, medical devices and drugs.

美国卫生部长迈克尔·利维宣布了一项计划，将允许两国互相对对方的食品、药物和医疗器械生产厂商进行安全检查。

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Reddy said he wanted to make surprise inspections to check the effectiveness of such policies as drought alleviation and unemployment.

VOA: standard.2009.09.03

Alright, we should make clear that John is advising John McCain So, that answer is not a total surprise 18.5% Federal tax receipts now about 18.5 percent of GDP ? 3 years from now, higher, lower, about the same?

好吧，看来约翰是在为约翰·麦凯恩拉票了,这个倒是意料之中的事儿,目前联邦税收约占GDP的,3年之后，是升高，降低还是持平？

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The continued interest in the mission, and the Apollo program in general, is no surprise to Jim Lovell, the man who helped make Apollo 13 a "successful failure."

VOA: standard.2010.04.15

Last night, news that the President was going to make a surprise announcement certainly drove people to TV.

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Mr de Villepin approved the deal only after it became clear that Suez was vulnerable to a hostile Italian bid, holding a press conference on a Saturday to make the surprise announcement.

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The uncertainty will make for some surprise winners, both in the Dolby Theatre (formerly the Kodak) and in wagering living rooms across America.

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