They were seeking not just help.

他们寻求的不止是帮助。

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Some forge their own course, guided by faith, seeking not a location, but a kindred soul.

一些人由信念指引，开拓他们自己的道路，他们寻找的不是一个地点，而是一个同样的灵魂。

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Spanish historian Cristobal DE Molina reported in 1571 that rumors circulated among Indians of the central Andes that the Spanish had arrived in Peru seeking not gold but human fat.

1571年，西班牙历史学家克里斯多巴·德·莫利纳曾经报告，在安第斯山脉中的印第安人部落里流传着这样的传言，西班牙人来到秘鲁不是为了寻找黄金，而是为了寻找人类脂肪。

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He has not stepped back from his policy of seeking to work with Iran after thirty years without diplomatic ties.

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He would regard elections as merely exacerbating the tendency to demagoguery where each person seeking office plays shamelessly to the mob promising all manner of things that they know they will not and cannot deliver.

他会视选举不过就是,加剧煽动行为的倾向,每一位寻求官位的人,都会无耻地沦为盗贼,承诺所有他们明知压根儿无法,及不能兑现的政治支票。

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If one were faced with starvation, then seeking out fat as we discussed before, is a pretty good idea, but if one is not deprived of calories, then having fat may not be so helpful.

如果一个人面临饥饿,像我们之前讨论的去寻求脂肪,是个好主意,但是如果一个人不消耗热量,那么摄取脂肪就没什么用了

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But we dug in our heels, seeking not success, but effective change in access to fresh food and educating folks about its benefits.

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Republicans say that Mr Reid is seeking not only to pander to the Latino voters of Nevada but also to exploit Republican divisions on immigration.

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Viewing the Discovery Rule as something of an equalizer designed to assist wronged parties seeking recompense, the Court was not compelled to offer such assistance to regulators seeking not compensation but punishment aimed at wrongdoers.

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