One of the showiest stunts that some languages can pull off is an ability to build up words of breath-breaking length, and thus express in one word what English takes a whole sentence to say.

有一些语言最令人叹为观止的特色之一，是能够创造出某些长得无法一口气读完的单词，由此用一个单词就能表达英语需要用一整个句子才能说出来的意思。

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Indeed, there could be no greater testimony to its health than the unsentimental ability to let one-time national champions float quietly off into another's embrace.

的确，没有什么比处变不惊的能力更能使人信服地将国家工业之冠平静地转戴在另一个企业头上。

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I can imagine that his ability to pull off that role played no small part in the casting decision for this one.

听起来很相似，可以想象出色地完成那个角色也对这部电影角色选派中发挥了不小的作用。

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He had the ability in a one-off game to motivate players and come up with tactics that beat higher division opposition but he seemed top lack the tactical nous to do it on a day-by-day league game basis as was highlighted on Tuesday night's performance.

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Off the field, his one-time ability to show good business sense dissipated, and he made "impulsive, ill-advised decisions, " the documents said.

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In addition to an ability to fire off one-liners, the panel of show-runners seated before reporters at the Television Critics Association summer press tour share something else in common: success.

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