He found poker the most useful of all Southern customs, poker and a steady head for whisky;

他发现玩扑克牌是所有的南方习俗中最有用的，只要会打扑克，加上一个喝威士忌的海量，就行了。

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Maintenance contracts generally contribute around half of the revenues of the big lift companies, providing steady income even when new orders head for the basement.

维修合同通常给大型电梯公司贡献了半数的收入，即使是在没什么新订单的时候，它也能提供稳定的收入。

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Her writing is so beautiful, so steady and even and limpid, that she might have evaded confronting these tribalisms head-on, but she doesn't.

她的行文优美平稳，平淡清澈，她满可以绕绕弯子，不直面宗族主义这类棘手问题，但她没有，她选择了勇敢面对。

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For now, women tell her to clear her head, to steady her hands or she'll gray a lock of the child's hair wherever she worries her own, imprint somewhere the outline of a thing she craves too much.

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Leaders who over promise and under deliver will watch a steady stream of their unhappy customers head for the door, while also telling their friends to shop elsewhere.

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My high school, being a wholly owned subsidiary of the Phys Ed department, was run by a head coach who delivered a steady stream of county championships, making his staff untouchable.

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