Most of the place names of England had been bestowed not by officialdom, or in deference to knights, earls or Kings, but by ordinary peasants coping with flooded pasture or looking over the hills.

英国大部份的地名，不是由官方指定、或是纪念骑士公爵或国王，而是由那些应付淹水的牧场和看管山坡的平凡农民来命名。

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LONDON - Organic food has no nutritional or health benefits over ordinary food, according to a major study published Wednesday.

伦敦——根据在星期三出版的一份重大的研究报告，表明有机食品并不比普通的食品更为营养和健康。

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An ordinary sieve placed over a bowl or a food mill can take the place of a.

拿一只碗，在上面放个普通的筛子，或是用手磨(mo)(译注二：又称食物研磨器)，跟筒筛有一样的效果。

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Are they too big for their boots - over-cosseted - or are they standing up for ordinary folk in the face of rapacious bosses?

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But, as the Competition Act finally comes into force, the jury is still very much out over whether or not this legislation will produce great benefits for ordinary people.

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In emerging markets such as China Japanese products are considered either over-engineered for the budgets of ordinary people, or lacking the baubles that delight the new rich.

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