All this playing around with binary numbers has made him wonder why binary time—or, for that matter, decimal time—never caught on in the Western world.

通过摆弄这些二进制数，他不禁发出疑问：二进制时间——或者说，十进制时间——为什么从未在西方世界流行开来。

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Parallel lines will never meet no matter how far extended.

相平行的线不管延伸多长，永远都不会相交。

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Well, never mind, John, it's not a matter of life and death.

好了，别介意，约翰，这不是多么了不起的事情。

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MILK: "All men are created equal. No matter how hard you try you can never erase those words.

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So physical life, physical matter, for the mature Milton is never lifeless or dead.

因此生命是具体的，物质是具体的，成熟后的弥尔顿没有失去活力，也没有死亡。

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It doesn't matter if you've never heard of them or if you never think of them again-- but, Titian. The famous Titian.

你们没听说过或者听完课就忘了也没关系,例如著名的提香

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Like all boom-bust cycles built on cheap money, it was never a matter of if.

FORBES: QE II is here, Its impact on the money supply

To many in the industry, it was never a matter of if but when the ratings-challenged network would decide to can the 10 p.m. talk show experiment.

FORBES: Leno Poised To Regain His Late-Night Perch

Prime Minister Gordon Brown declined to give Mr Martin his backing, saying that "the decision about who is Speaker is a matter for the House of Commons - it could never be a matter for the government".

BBC: Angry MPs turn on Commons Speaker