What is so impressive about it, however, is not its lengthiness but rather the reverse — the thrifty compactness of its construction.

然而，令人印象深刻的不是它的冗长，恰恰相反——是它简洁紧凑的结构。

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For is not its definition?

如果不用定义？

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But that's not its focus.

但这不是本书的重点。

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This frame was load-bearing, meaning that the steel skeleton would support the building's weight, not its walls.

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You might think that its function is to make you more - a better cyclist but that's not its only function.

你也许只知道它的作用是--,使你成为一个更好的自行车手,但这并不是它的唯一功能

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Individual freedom may be at best a desirable byproduct of the Aristotelian mixed regime but individual freedom is not its defining or principle goal.

个人自由充其量,仅是附加于,亚里士多德式混合政体的产物,而非其所要定义,或首要的目标。

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Here the IRS may have followed the letter of the new law but not its spirit.

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Now the cable channel said it's changing its name again, but not its identity.

NPR: GMC TV Changes Name To UP To Reflect Programming

Though Apple slowly but consistently purchased small companies, transformative deals were not its style.

FORBES: Apple's Acquisition Aspirations: Think Again