At the distance of a short city block stood the train station perched in darkness on the edge of the ravine, while below the tracks were illuminated in the amber glow of vapor lamps.

火车站就在附近，隔几个街区就到，坐落在峡谷边缘的黑暗角落里，而进站方向的铁轨在琥珀色的蒸汽灯照耀下却显得灯火通明。

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It's a short bus ride from Edinburgh city centre.

从爱丁堡市中心乘公共汽车不远。

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In a short time, they have beaten the other teams from nearby schools in the city.

在很短的时间内，他们击败了来自该市附近学校的其他球队。

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A few days after the settlement, Bat Masterson,Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday and the other dangerous friends of Luke Short left Dodge City.

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What caused--that's the-- I wanted to show you one city -I actually do a short comparison between a couple of cities -Los Angeles and Milwaukee.

原因是什么,我给你们看看一座城市,我在两座城市之间做了个简单比较,洛杉矶和密尔沃基

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And these really short people with dark skin met them and took them to their city.

然后这些个子很小、深色皮肤的人见到了他们，把他们带到自己的城市去。

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