A compass needle points north.

罗盘指针指向北方。

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The rivers merge just north of a vital irrigation system.

这些河流在一个重要的灌溉系统的北部汇合了。

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Where Marcella lives, the rents are fairly cheap, but a little further north it's a different story.

在马斯拉住的地方房租相当便宜，但再往北一点儿情况就不同了。

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Webster said the North also had a right to protest statements by southern leaders about working conditions in the North.

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He called the North a, quote, "Happy state of mediocrity, a hardy race of free, independent republicans."

他说北方是,"快乐的平庸之地,这里住着一群自由独立的共和主义者"

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North Beach is a great area, a lot of coffee houses and night clubs and bars, restaurants,

北滩很不错，有很多咖啡厅和酒吧，餐厅，

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In another company town 30 miles to the north a more famous manufacturer put itself through similar cycles of self-improvement.

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The upper Bollinger prices are stalling (1.3089), but with day charts heading north a push through the band is reasonably possible.

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Each spring, nature deals parts of the rural North a cool blow.

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