James Ellington was a butler and a caterer, but he was prosperous by African-American standards of the time, and extensively self-educated thanks to the library of his employer, a doctor.

詹姆斯·艾灵顿身为司膳总管，他的家庭在非裔美国人中算是富足之户。由于受雇于一名医生，他得以借用其丰富的馆藏图书来广泛地充实自己。

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But she sits close to the top of our list this year thanks to upfront pay from two movies: How Do You Know from director James L. Brooks and the film adaptation of Water for Elephants.

但是，她之所以还能位于这个榜单的第二位，要归功于其正在拍摄的两部电影将取得的预期收入：你所不知道的导演詹姆斯·l·布鲁克斯以及由大象的眼泪改编的同名电影。

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Captain James Cook had reached Australia’s east coast, and thanks to sauerkraut and citrus juice, he had lost none of his crew to scurvy.

多亏了腌菜和柠檬，詹姆斯库克船长才能达到澳大利亚的东海岸，没有一个船员得坏血病。

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Wales were back on level terms thanks to James Collins as the defender turned in Aaron Ramsey's near-post corner.

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Playing forward to the fifth ball of Masters' new spell, he was caught behind thanks to a brilliant catch from James Foster diving low to his right.

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However, the Heat brought the game to within three by the half and never looked back -- thanks mainly to the influential LeBron James.

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