Literary sketches of the Qing Dynasty record and explain lots of colloquialism and provide quite precious materials for the study of Chinese vocabulary.

清代笔记小说记录并解释了大量的俗语词，为汉语词汇研究提供了十分珍贵的语言材料。

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Idioms are the precious materials for the study of cultural traditions and the characteristics of human history of English people.

它为研究英语民族的文化传统和人文历史特点提供了宝贵的材料。

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At the center of the city, Retchung saw a great high throne of precious materials. Upon this throne sat the Buddha Immutable, resplendent and more sublime than he had visualized Him in meditation.

在城市中央，热穹看见一个用珍贵材料制作的法座，高大雄伟，上面坐着不动佛，比他在冥想中见到的更加辉煌庄严。

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Collectors, friends, and family members contributed some of the precious materials in Ms. Hamilton's work.

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Of course, it's pretty dang difficult to cram enough technology and precious materials into something this size to ever begin to justify that million dollar price tag, but the supposed Blu-ray, SSD and "full" upgradability specs have all piqued our interest in a theoretical sense -- much more fun than slapping some shiny stuff on the case and calling it good.

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After all, they are making billions of dollars in selling raw materials and precious metals to the West.

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