"Jim and Todd have been together for quite a while, but never really talked kids. Todd always assumed that Jim wanted to have a family," stated a friend of the couple.

两人的一个朋友谈到：“他们从未正式讨论过这个问题，但是Todd以为Jim和他一样是很想要小孩子的。”

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Simply stated, a gas molecule can "evaporate" from a planet if it reaches a speed known as the escape velocity.

简单地说，如果气体分子达到逃逸速度，它就能从一颗行星上“蒸发”。

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A stated goal of the Obama administration is to restore a big chunk of this employment, along with the multitude of skills that many of the jobs required.

奥巴马政府的一个明确目标是恢复大量就业岗位，以及许多这些工作岗位所需的众多技能。

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The group stated that the national day for the environment would be "more than a day of fruitless talking."

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In fact, he actually emphasized a concept that was first stated by a French philosopher Louis Blanc in the mid-nineteenth century.

事实上，他特别看重,一个由法国哲学家路易·勃朗,在十九世纪中期,率先提出的概念。

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Aristotle could never endorse the view stated by a famous American president that the business of America is business.

亚里士多德从未认可,那种由一位著名美国总统所说的主张,即美国的本分就是交易。

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Visa has stated a goal of generating at least 50% of its revenue from overseas by 2015.

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Its findings repeated concerns it voiced in a preliminary report in July, which stated a takeover by either firm would "substantially lessen competition".

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He was unsure when Parreira would start in his new job but the Brazilian has already stated a preference for the beginning of 2007.

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