On the field of combat in a single battle;

在一场单对单的战斗里；

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ina single day: since the technical term for a day’s battle is ‘una giornata’ inthe vocabulary of Machiavelli’s day, his phrase could also be translated as ‘ina single battle’.

在短短的一天里： 由于在马基雅维里时代的词汇表中对一天战斗的技术上的用语是“una giornata”，这个短语也能够被翻译成“在短短的一场战役中”。

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As little as a battle between single ants of an ant hill is essential for survival, just so little is this the case with the individual members of a human community.

正如蚁冢中单个蚂蚁之间的战争对于生存没有什么根本意义一样，人类社会中个体成员之间的斗争也是如此。

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The story of the Battle of Jericho is really a composite of two accounts that have been woven together into a single narrative.

耶利亚哥战役的故事实际由两部分组成,它们被交织改编成一个故事。

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They strove in single combat, locked in battle.

他们在一斗争中奋力决斗，在战争中被重重包围。

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