They were often given as gifts, some with symbolic meaning-homonyms in praise of fertility or children, for example-and much care went into their craftsmanship.

它们通常作为礼物送与他人，有些还有象征意义——比如赞扬生育能力或者小孩，更多地还是关注于制作工艺。

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Of the 36, each time they helped out, 12 were given no reward or praise, 12 were thanked verbally, and 12 were rewarded with a cube they could use to activate a fun toy

这36个“小雷锋”在每次他们做好事时，12个没有奖励或是表扬，12个获得口头表扬，还有12个奖励了一个可以激活有趣玩具的魔方

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When you have eaten and are satisfied, praise the LORD your God for the good land he has given you.

你吃得饱足，就要称颂耶和华你的神，因他将那美地赐给你了。

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Having given our praise we make a quick stop at Maastricht's ceramic museum, where the brilliant World Press photo exhibition is in residence.

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The pin was a symbolic gesture, another step toward being given real authority to protect the sea, but the praise seemed to make him uncomfortable.

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