That was the first grand hotel in the Middle East, opened 48 years ago. It's a great name.

该酒店于48年前建成营业，曾是中东地区第一家大酒店，声誉卓著。

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First name is James, and my middle name is Allan.

的名字是詹姆斯，我的中间名是艾伦。

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It was at about this time that he dropped his first name, Paul, and began using his middle name.

就在这个时候，他的名字首次下降，保罗，开始用他的名字中间。

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Doak Barnett was an American who seemed to have a touch of Scottish stubbornness: his unusual middle name, which he used as his first name, was a nod to his Scottish ancestry.

ECONOMIST: Arthur Doak Barnett

The players, Marine Lieutenant Todd Desgrosseilliers and a middle-aged Sunni who offered only his first name, Ali.

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