For much of its history, the temple was essentially a wealthy estate with a well-trained private army.

从本质上说，历史上的少林寺基本是属于训练有素的私人武装的财富产业。

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He was a private in the U.S. Army.

他是美国陆军中的一名列兵。

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Thousands of ex-army officers have found lucrative jobs in private security firms.

成千上万的退役军官在私人保安公司找到了薪水丰厚的工作。

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Army Private Bradley Manning has also come under interest in the latest release of documents.

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U.S.Defense Secretary Robert Gates had only this to say today about the capture of 23-year-old U.S.Army Private Bowe Bergdahl and the video the Taliban apparently forced him to make.

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We have more than 6, 000 contractors, a private army there, for President Obama, in Baghdad.

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The commission will first have to decide what exactly constitutes a private army.

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And his is not the only political movement to have a private army.

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