"I could have done this…" means that I had the ability to or the opportunity to take some sort of action.

就说，这句话的意思是：‘我以前能做…’他以为他本人的才能够或许他以前无机会参与但是工夫曾经过了。

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The book recommends when writing actions steps to begin with a verb, that way, you are forced to take some sort of action.

书中建议每个步骤都用动词开头，如此一来，感觉就像是你逼着自己去采取一些行动。

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But Japanese firms are facing huge currency risks... in that sense, we may need to take some sort of action in the future.

但日本的企业却要面临巨大的货币风险…由此看来，我们接下来也许该采取行动了。

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You take a throttle valve, which consists of some sort of porous plug between two cylinders that is insulated. There is insulation here.

有一个节流阀，它由一些多孔的塞子组成,这些多孔塞在两个绝热的汽缸之中,这里是绝热的，底下也是绝热的。

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Take somebody who perhaps suffers from some sort of compulsion to wash his hands.

就拿某些有洗手强迫症的人做例子。

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To some interesting sense, there's some sort of damage resistance built in to the brain that allows different parts of the brain to take over if some parts are damaged.

从某种程度上来说,这就像是在大脑中建立起了某种损伤防护,如果某些脑组织受到了损伤,那么这种防护可以保证其他脑组织,担负起损伤组织的功能

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The community participants reported that after attending the workshop, they planned to take some sort of action.

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However, in an age when the pope resigns, don't be surprised if other older royals take some sort of cue from Beatrix.

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It might well take some sort of countermeasure.

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