The boy had the presence of mind to turn off the gas.

那男孩子镇定地关掉了煤气。

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He had the presence of mind to record the scene on video.

他镇定自若地用摄像机录下现场。

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I have never seen anyone have the presence of mind to do it.

我之前也从来没有见过有这种做法的人存在。

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"When you read a book, you are in direct contact with the mind of another human being, without the distraction of their physical presence, of their image,of their tics .

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But the Israel international scuffed his back-pass and Cousin had the presence of mind to nip in and deftly stab the ball past the advancing Hart.

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Then it occurred to me that very few people who are really in "full combat recon mode" have the presence of mind to pick up an iPhone and tweet about it.

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At the very least, if the vindictive man in the Range Rover had had the presence of mind to write down her license plate number, she might still hear from the police.

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