Don't panic — it's the tough core of the pineapple, not the prickly skin you should tuck into.

先别怕，不是要你吃多刺的菠萝皮，而是中间较硬的菠萝果心。

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Japan's prickly relations with Russia did not stop Toshiba agreeing on joint reactor-construction and fuel-production efforts with state-owned Atomenergoprom.

此外虽然日本与俄罗斯的双边关系充满荆棘，但也未能阻止东芝公司与俄罗斯国有Atomenergoprom公司（“原子能电力公司”）就合作进行反应堆建造与铀燃料生产达成一致。

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If you do not have dried prickly ash or chili peppers, you can use chili oil, but it won't taste as good.

如果你没有花椒粒和干辣椒，那么可以用辣椒油替代，但是最后的效果会打折扣。

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He is humble and not humble, charming and prickly, unruffled and deeply sensitive.

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Mr Giuliani's prickly personality has not helped, and may have played into the hands of New York's more extreme minority leaders.

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De Villiers warned pre-match that Wales would find their visitors were "prickly pears" and not so easy to pick.

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