The two friends find themselves at cross-purposes with the officials.

这两个朋友发现他们与这些官员无法互相理解。

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The officials also reported that two more ships were apparently heading for Malta.

官员们也报告说另有两艘船显然正朝马耳他驶去。

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President Lincoln told the officials of the great need to get more soldiers to the capital.

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But this meant that you could get- at least the Roman officials could get mail delivered fairly quickly.

但这样你能。。。,至少罗马官员能快速投递信件。

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Even though decentralized England expands its bureaucracy and collected taxes much more efficiently than across the channel in France, state-making involved more officials there.

即使是在分权的英国 官僚政府也日益扩大,他们比海峡对岸的法国有着更多苛捐杂税,现代国家的形成需要更多的官员

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So the officials say the men remain at large while the FBI gathers more evidence.

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"They have been neutralized by the U.K. 7th Armor Brigade Artillery, " the officials said.

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The officials' defence was that taking commissions was not illegal under Swiss law at the time.

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