The country has the advantage of peace and quiet, but suffers from the disadvantage of being cut off; the city breeds neurosis and a feeling of isolation—constant noise batters the senses.

这个国家有和平宁静的优点，但也有与世隔绝的缺点；城市滋生了神经衰弱症和孤立感——连续的噪音冲击着人们的感官。

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I may feel the slight sting of isolation, but I'll fight it off because I believe in the changes that my education has allowed me to make.

我可能会因为孤立而感到一丝不悦，但我会努力克制。因为我相信教育改变了我。

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The collapse soon afterwards of its cold-war sponsor, the Soviet Union, added to the country's deep isolation and cut off the flow of roubles that had kept its economy going.

在其冷战后的赞助者苏联崩溃，使它更加孤立与无援。

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In a more conventional offense, the point guard is called upon to beat his man off the dribble in a one-on-one (or isolation) situation and penetrate to the basket for a pass or a shot.

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