A brief dip into history serves to confirm this view.

随便翻阅一下历史就足以证实这种观点。

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It serves to distract a predator while the octopus makes its escape.

它的作用是在章鱼逃跑时分散捕食者的注意力。

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As is the case with stage drama, dialogue serves to tell the story and expresses feelings and motivations of characters as well.

与舞台剧一样，对话也可以讲述故事，表达人物的情感和动机。

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Not fully being part of the Atlantic alliance, he said,only serves to increase its dependence and limit its margin of maneuver.

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They can live there until the death of the high priest, and the death of the high priest symbolically serves to purge or remove the blood guilt or impurity of the accidental homicide.

他们可以住在那里直到大祭司死去，大祭司的死亡象征着净化,或移除这个意外杀人者的罪孽或不洁。

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"Logos He goes on. "But logos," he writes, " "serves to reveal the advantageous and the harmful.

也继续写到，主要是为展露出利害关系。

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Fear is a potent emotion that serves to protect us from pain and harm.

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Aside from growth in the mobile market, ARM serves to benefit from two growth prospects.

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This just serves to make the trials the incredibly dramatic event that it is.

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