But this is a war that is best averted, not fought.

但是这场战役最好避免，而不是混战。

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Many analysts say the Mon soldiers are not sufficiently battle-hardened as they have not fought since the cease-fire 15 years ago.

许多分析人士说，孟邦战士作战经验不够丰富，因为他们自15年前停火以来一直未打过仗。

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I bowed my head in shame and thought, "I have not fought for these, I did not buy them in the market; they are not fit gifts for her."

我羞愧得低了头，心想：“我并没有为这些东西去奋斗，也不是从市场里买来的；这不是一些配送给她的礼物。”

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Anti-war activists told them that the war was not being fought to save the Union, but to free Negro slaves.

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Virtue is to be fought for and raced for, not without dust and heat.

美德是要竞争和奋斗的，没有痕迹和温度。

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In 1877 a general called Mac-Mahon, who had fought in the 1870/71 war-- you may think that that's not a very French name; there's a strong Irish influence around Bordeaux.

877年麦克马洪元帅,他参加了普法战争--,你可能觉得那不是一个常用的法国名字,爱尔兰对波尔多有着很强的影响力

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She and Willingham had not fought, and were preparing for the holiday.

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Recalling the incident, Mrs Doherty said someone would have been killed if the family's pet labrador, Troy, had not fought the dog off.

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Veteran Oboh, who had not fought for three years, refused to step into the ring less than an hour before the scheduled start of the fight.

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