I have so many dear, dear friends - current colleagues, former colleagues.

在这里有许多我最最亲爱的朋友——现在同事呀，以前的同事呀。

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That was a story that surely was near and dear to the hearts of Many ancient Israelites and Ancient Near Eastern listeners, so all the elements are there for the retelling of that story.

这个故事必然对一些人来说亲近又珍贵,对那些古代以色列和近东的听众，那就具备了复述故事的一切要素。

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How many dear readers have any idea what that little ditty is about?

FORBES: The Italians And The Greeks Look A Little Like The Americans

As a result, many causes dear to the Brazilian left were well represented.

ECONOMIST: The World Social Forum

In the countryside the men have the backbreaking work of farming without mechanisation: again, fuel is dear, and many powered irrigation systems have broken down.

ECONOMIST: North Korean society is turbulent and in flux