As has already been pointed out, grammar is not a set of dead rules.

正如人们已经指出的，语法不是一成不变，墨守成规的。

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However, as pointed out above, this tree might not be fully constructed if it is the first call, or if values have not been set before.

但是正如前面指出的，如果这是第一次调用，或者以前没有设置值，树可能还没有完全构造好。

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I have already pointed out that the truth will set us free but it often makes us miserable first.

我已经说了，了解真相往往让我们得释放，但却会先带来苦恼。

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And the human rights idea came into sort of complete the three-pointed set of interests.

而人权的观点最终在某种程度上,使我的研究方向形成三足鼎立的状况。

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He bent and picked up a golf ball, and pointed to a set of numbers stamped on it.

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But he started talking about energy efficiency and about refrigerators, and he pointed out that the government set modest targets a couple decades ago to start increasing efficiency over time.

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