He just smiled and said, "A man ain't nothing but a man.He has just got to do his best."

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That's the crucial thing: if they're not willing, the use of the sign doesn't work, which confirms the idea that nothing can be changed simply by individual agency in and of itself.

这很关键：,如果他们自己不愿意使用，符号就没有意义，这也就应证了我们的观点,没有人能单独改变一个群体符号的使用方式。

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Then,the whole thing blows up and all the Bear Stearns stock is worth just about nothing; so, that's the kind of mistake you don't want to make.

现在金融危机让所有泡沫都破裂了,贝尔斯登的股份也成为了浮云;,总之，这种错误你们是不想重蹈覆辙的。

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Reverend AL SHARPTON (Civil Rights Leader): Wasn't nothing strange about your daddy.

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Their other hits include Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing, one of several tracks written for duo Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell, and Diana Ross's first solo single, Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand).

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Ain't nothing I wouldn't do.

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