The great oral works transmitted a shared cultural heritage, held in common not on bookshelves, but in brains.

伟大的口述作品传递了一种共有的文化遗产，这些作品留存在我们的大脑中，而不应只存放在书架上。

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We did not base our system on property but opportunity—which meant we based it not on stability but on mobility.

我们的制度不是建立在财产之上，而是建立在机会之上——这意味着我们的制度不是建立在稳定之上，而是建立在流动性之上。

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At a cat cafe, the emphasis is not on food and beverages but relaxing in the company of cats.

在猫咪咖啡馆，重点不在于食物和饮料，而在于有猫咪陪伴的那份轻松。

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Someone with his head in the clouds is a person whose mind is not on what is happening in real life.

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Not on the basis of simple filling in ascending order, but a modified rate of filling as according to the Aufbau Principle.

并不是以简单的升值分布为基础，而是一个修改的填充方法,根据构造原理得到的填充法。

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And that's not very English and I think that's why he is a bit more shocking, not on English television,

那不是很有英国范儿，我想这就是为什么他有一些骇人的，不是在英国电视上，

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Not on the scale seen in 2006, admittedly, but enough to take advantage of rising markets.

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Every so often, Rose said he still bets on other sports, but not on baseball.

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It may be technically correct based on long-term returns, but not on short-term emotion.

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