Mr. Obama will mark time, but henceforth he will not define the national agenda.

他标志着这个时代，但仅此而已，他无法在国家大事上树立里程碑。

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These contradictory versions arise because rulers and clocks—the things that mark time and space—are not the same for different observers.

之所以有这样矛盾的观点，这是因为“标尺”和“时钟”——它们标志着事件所在的时间和空间，它们对于不同的观察者来说是不一样的。

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The changing seasons mark the passing of time.

寒来暑往，斗转星移。

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Mark Johnson made the songs by recording one part of the song at a time.

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One way to mark time is to imagine it carries a clock as it moves, and put markers every second.

标记时间的一种方法是,想像它带着时钟运动,并且每秒做一次标记

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I am on the internet, probably every time I mark,

我上网的时候，几乎每次都会标记清楚，

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If so, it seems likely that ADSK shares will mark time during this period.

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Manhattan's most recent attempt to re-establish itself as the home of the media elite an extravagant party to mark Time magazine's 75th birthday might have worked better if it had not given such a prominent role to Tinseltown stars such as Sharon Stone.

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Moreover, while the Federal Reserve has stopped cutting its key interest rate target for the time being, the central bank does not show any signs of raising rates above the 2% mark any time soon--a good indication of the dollar's relative weakness.

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